Reuters UK
By Nick Carey BLYTH, England (Reuters) – Britishvolt said on Friday it will develop batteries for a fully-electric sports car in partnership with British carmaker Lotus, the first publicly-announced customer for the electric vehicle (EV) battery startup. Britishvolt said the research and development that will go into developing battery cells for a high-performance sports car for Lotus will ultimately trickle down to benefit battery cells for more affordable, mainstream EVs. Lotus, which is owned by China’s Geely and Malaysia’s Etika Automotive, has said it hopes to sell only fully-electric mod…