Federal Economics Minister, Peter Altmaier, has announced the production of batteries for E-cars in Germany: “In line with our industrial strategy, we are placing a battery cell production in Germany”.
To be able to compete with Asia, to be built in Germany a battery-cell factory. “We will be opening a battery cell production in Germany,” said Federal Economics Minister, Peter Altmaier, after a Meeting with EU energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic (article image). The Details he announced. “But we are in the middle of preparations.”
It would need to be clarified, so Altmaier in Brussels, competition issues, including with the EU-Commission. In November, it should be in Berlin then the last talks before the Start. “Europe will have in a few years, competitive battery cells industry can survive without state help.”
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Securing of the business location Germany
Altmaier and Sefcovic driving for a year building a battery production in Europe. Also, German Chancellor Angela Merkel advertises as your Minister of the economy for months to build a battery cell manufacturing for E-cars in Germany. To the top secure the position of the German automobile industry and the business location Germany has to develop the German and European industry in this field of competences of its own.
Europe rely on battery producers in Asia, will lead in the longer term, also to the outflow of jobs in the auto industry.
Because of the growing number of electric cars in Europe, demand for batteries as well as battery cells increases in the coming years. Germany is aiming for a battery-cell production of the new Generation. A consortium of private companies is required.
Batteries from the Lausitz?
Currently, VW, Daimler and BMW buy cells in Asia and assemble them self to large batteries for their electric cars. The Federal government and the trade unions are, therefore, a strong dependence on Asian suppliers, and to penetrate for some time on a national or at least European solution.
Where exactly is the Altmaier-driven battery-cell manufacturing, said the CDU politician. At a Meeting in Berlin in November, the project should be brought forward, he said.
The “daily mirror” had reported last week of a billion project of Altmaiers Ministry in the Lausitz. According to the paper, the economy is considering the Ministry, to build, together with Poland, a battery-cell factory, and a billion Euro.
dk/sti (dpa, rtr)