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Elon Musk and JLR tipped to bid for UK’s first gigaplant site after Britishvolt collapse Elon Musk and JLR tipped to bid for UK’s first gigaplant site after Britishvolt collapse EXCLUSIVE: Some of the biggest European firms in the electric vehicle (EV) industry are expected to turn their heads to the UK's northeast after BritishVolt filed for insolvency. By JACOB PAUL 15:38, Wed, Jan 18, 2023 | UPDATED: 18:54, Wed, Jan 18, 2023 Elon Musk’s Tesla, as well as a host of other companies, may put in bids for a prime site for the UK’s first gigafactory (a major plant producing batteries for electric vehicles [EVs]) after BiritshVolt filed for insolvency, Express.co.uk has exclusively been told. A market source has hinted that major firms like Telsa, Tata (Jaguar and LandRover [JLR] owner) and Northvolt AB, could throw their hats in the ring as they compete to take control of the prime site in Blyth, Northumberland, where BritishVolt had been planning to set up a £3.8billion gigaplant. https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1723018/tesla-jlr-northvolt-britishvolt-ev-gigafactory-blyth-northumberland?fbclid=IwAR1kFLNX6gKjGw92bmd3aOgztIB3S4mqHBsZAFd4Pv9miLApS0wUk7e8_X0