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EU rules on batteries aim to make batteries sustainable throughout their entire life cycle – from the sourcing of materials to their collection, recycling and repurposing.
Why are European battery makers struggling to make good products?
Two months before Northvolt filed for bankruptcy in the US, Robin Zeng, known as China's “battery king”, had a quick but grim answer as to why European battery makers were struggling to make good products. “They have a wrong design . . . they have a wrong process . . . and they have the wrong equipment.
Should Europe rely on China for battery technology?
China dependency Europe already relies on China for battery technology, said Guido Cozzi, an economist at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. “It is not too late, but I think they should act pretty fast, because China is moving very fast in this sector,” Cozzi told VOA.
How Gigafactories Europe is developing its own battery ecosystem?
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