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E-bikes Built in Britain: The VOLT Story

June 26, 2026

Founded in 2010, by the Summer of 2020, VOLT opened their ambitious Milton Keynes electric bike factory. The 20,000 square foot warehouse was sought to reshore e-bike production to the UK. In the backdrop of the pandemic lockdowns and Brexit negotiations, the move was as challenging as it was bold. Ten years on from that infamous vote, Financial Times’ sister fDi Intelligence reconnected with VOLT Director James Metcalfe to see what’s changed and what hasn’t…