Tyne Tees Electric Cars

The plans were welcomed Northumberland County Council cabinet which gave its full support for growing the electric vehicle infrastructure in the county.  

Nissan, who has a site in Washington, along with Renault and Mitsubishi have announced they will jointly launch the new vehicles over the next five years.

The government has confirmed a large investment towards the building of an electric car battery plant in Northumberland bringing thousands of job to the region.