Volkswagen Says EV Battery Plants ‘Practically Unviable’ in EU Due to Soaring Energy Costs

Volkswagen Says EV Battery Plants ‘Practically Unviable’ in EU Due to Soaring Energy Costs
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Volkswagen’s CEO wrote that electric vehicle battery plants in the European Union are “practically unviable” at this moment due to soaring energy costs.

Further investment in key industrial projects such as battery cell plants in Germany and the EU are becoming more unfeasible due to policymakers inability to control skyrocketing long-term energy prices, according to the Chief Executive Officer for Volkswagen AG’s name brand, Thomas Schaefer.

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