Will Europe produce its own car batteries?
From
Joseph Pereira@1:103/705 to
All on Wed Mar 4 05:08:08 2026
Current European car battery production is 90% more expensive than production in China.
That seems like a hopeless situation.
Yet, there are still opportunities, according to the lobby group T&E.
If Europe were to scale up AND implement a "Made in Europe" campaign, the cost difference would only need to be 30%. This price difference could lead consumers to consciously choose their own products, because it benefits the local economy and employment.
It would be strategically beneficial for Europe to maintain a substantial industrial base of its own. In a polarizing world, a certain independence from the major powers is certainly beneficial. We now see almost daily how the US is abusing its dominance over Europe.
Europe should also focus much more on recycling. While they may have few natural resources, they do have 200 years of industrial waste lying underground. These could well become Europe's mines of the future.
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