Government advisor and VW official endorse European battery cell production
Henning Kagermann, head of government advisory council the German National Platform for Electric Mobility, has said he supports battery cell production in Europe to 鈥渁void possible dependencies or delivery bottlenecks," the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. Kagermann says most problems currently ailing e-mobility in Germany, namely car range, costs and charging duration, 鈥�will be solved in five years鈥� time,鈥� adding that an adequate charging infrastructure is key to the technology鈥檚 rapid spread. Bernd Osterloh, head of Volkswagen鈥檚 works council, has not ruled out the carmaker producing its own battery cells for electric cars. "Contrary to the position of Volkswagen鈥檚 executive board, as a works council we do not support a strategy that aims to buy cells exclusively from suppliers over the long term,鈥� Osterloh said.
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