From our correspondent in Berlin
It was not a pickaxe, but a throwing of balls, intended to pay homage to the local customs of Schleswig-Holstein, which inaugurated, on Monday, the future construction on German soil of a new automobile battery factory .
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, his Minister of Economy and Climate, Robert Habeck, and the boss of the Swedish company Northvolt, Peter Carlsson, met on Monday in Heide, to celebrate
“
the speed
”
of execution of this project of giga-factory.
“
Beyond the thermal engine, the production of good cars will remain the pillar of our industry.
For this, we need batteries manufactured in Germany, in Europe
,”
declared the head of government, invoking the values of “
technological sovereignty
”.
With an investment of 4.5 billion euros, production should start in 2026 and reach full power three years later with 800,000 to 1 million units per year…
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