2027: the year sovereignty starts to win.
New battery sourcing rules take effect across the US, UK and EU in 2027. The same year, Volklec starts making 21700 cells in Coventry. If your programme depends on cells from outside allied supply chains, now is the time to plan the move.
Book a call with our commercial team
Tell us about your programme and we will be in touch within one working day to arrange a time.
Prefer email? scs@volklec.com
Where your cells are made is becoming a procurement question.
For years, cell origin was a cost decision. From 2027 it starts to decide which contracts you can bid for, which markets you can sell into tariff free, and what you have to prove about your supply chain.
The Defence Industrial Strategy puts sovereign capability at the centre of UK procurement, and brings closer scrutiny of where critical components come from.
Stricter rules of origin under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement are due to apply: 65% UK or EU content for battery cells and 70% for packs. Electric vehicles that miss the rules face a 10% tariff at the border. Industry is lobbying for more time, but the direction is set.
Larger companies placing batteries on the EU market must have supply chain due diligence policies in place, verified by a notified body and audited.
The Pentagon can no longer use its funds to buy batteries produced by six named Chinese manufacturers, including CATL and BYD. Who made the cells and components can matter, not just the brand on the pack. A further rule requires batteries in new US defence programmes to be free of Chinese components from 2028.
Summaries are for general information and are not legal advice. Check the specific requirements for your programme.
of the world's batteries are made in China. Volklec is building an allied alternative in the UK.
An allied alternative, without starting from scratch.
Made in Coventry from 2027
21700 NMC cells manufactured in the UK, at the heart of the country's battery industry, with a team you can visit.
Proven technology, transferred
We are bringing a mature, production-proven cell design into UK manufacture. That cuts the time and risk of building a new supply chain.
Qualify now, switch seamlessly
Start qualification today on identical cells, so your programme moves to UK supply in 2027 without requalifying.
Two 21700 cells, ready to qualify.
Energy Cell
Five years in series production. Independently tested by About:Energy and Cognition Energy.
Power Cell
In testing across aerospace, defence and automotive. Help set the final specification.
Full datasheets and independent test data are available on request. Ask when you book a call.
A working conversation about your supply chain.
Volklec's story and products
Who we are, how we are building UK cell manufacturing, and where the Energy and Power Cells fit.
Your battery needs
Your application, performance requirements, volumes and timelines, and where your cells come from today.
Going sovereign
An honest look at the opportunities and the difficulties of moving to UK supply, and what a realistic path looks like for you.
2027: the year sovereignty starts to win.
New battery sourcing rules take effect across the US, UK and EU in 2027. The same year, Volklec starts making 21700 cells in Coventry. If your programme depends on cells from outside allied supply chains, now is the time to plan the move.
Book a call with our commercial team
Tell us about your programme and we will be in touch within one working day to arrange a time.
Prefer email? scs@volklec.com
Where your cells are made is becoming a procurement question.
For years, cell origin was a cost decision. From 2027 it starts to decide which contracts you can bid for, which markets you can sell into tariff free, and what you have to prove about your supply chain.
The Defence Industrial Strategy puts sovereign capability at the centre of UK procurement, and brings closer scrutiny of where critical components come from.
Stricter rules of origin under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement are due to apply: 65% UK or EU content for battery cells and 70% for packs, or a 10% tariff at the border. Industry is lobbying for more time, but the direction is set.
Companies placing batteries on the EU market must have supply chain due diligence policies in place, verified by a notified body and audited.
The Pentagon can no longer use its funds to buy batteries produced by six named Chinese manufacturers, including CATL and BYD. Who made the cells and components can matter, not just the brand on the pack.
Summaries are for general information and are not legal advice. Check the specific requirements for your programme.
of the world's batteries are made in China. Volklec is building an allied alternative in the UK.
An allied alternative, without starting from scratch.
Made in Coventry from 2027
21700 NMC cells manufactured in the UK, at the heart of the country's battery industry, with a team you can visit.
Proven technology, transferred
We are bringing a mature, production-proven cell design into UK manufacture. That cuts the time and risk of building a new supply chain.
Qualify now, switch seamlessly
Start qualification today on identical cells, so your programme moves to UK supply in 2027 without requalifying.
Two 21700 cells, ready to qualify.
Energy CellProven
Five years in series production. Independently tested by About:Energy and Cognition Energy.
Power CellA-sample
In testing across aerospace, defence and automotive. Help set the final specification.
Full datasheets and independent test data are available on request. Ask when you book a call.
A working conversation about your supply chain.
Volklec's story and products
Who we are, how we are building UK cell manufacturing, and where the Energy and Power Cells fit.
Your battery needs
Your application, performance requirements, volumes and timelines, and where your cells come from today.
Going sovereign
An honest look at the opportunities and the difficulties of moving to UK supply, and what a realistic path looks like for you.