Motoring Podcast - News Show

FOLLOW UP: BRITISHVOLT TEMPORARY REPRIEVEBefore we had even published last week’s show the news about Britishvolt had changed from receivership to saved. More details are now available, as Glencore have given the company a five week lifeline. Britishvolt has again asked the UK Government for an early release of £30 million in funding. To learn more about what has happened, click this Move Electric link here. Peter Campbell has produced a Twitter thread with more context and information, click here to read. The Guardian has an article asking if the Government is doing enough for the car industry, click here to read that. FOLLOW UP: ARRIVAL IN TROUBLEArrival, the EV light goods vehicle company, appears to be in more trouble than some thought. There has been a fire in one of their vans, there are reports of low moral and a company wide email from the CEO expressing his anger at leaks to the Financial Times. On top of that, some really silly management decisions such as thinking of opening an office in Mauritius