France inaugurated its first electric car battery plant amid re-industrialisation drive.

France's inaugural "gigafactory" is perceived as a critical milestone in the transition towards a green economy, given that the EU is set to prohibit the sale of petrol cars beginning in 2035.

In anticipation of this deadline, both France and Europe aim to lessen their reliance on Chinese suppliers.

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business-daily/20230530-france-inaugurates-its-first-electric-car-battery-plant-amid-re-industrialization-drive

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65 km from the coast of Britain, where the government was again told this week that without urgent action it risks losing the electric vehicle race, “Battery Valley” is taking shape in northern France.

That Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium had chosen Dunkirk for its first foreign facility brings to four the number of gigafactories planned in a corridor stretching about 100 km inland from the port.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/19/france-uk-electric-car-batteries-subsidies

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