A £246m scheme has been launched to make the UK leaders in battery technology.

This is required amongst other things to enable the goal of phasing out diesel and petrol vehicles. Currently the energy generation life cycle of an electric vehicle is occasionally more costly to the environment than fossil fuel power.

For further details please see  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-to-establish-uk-as-world-leader-in-battery-technology-as-part-of-modern-industrial-strategy