Volkswagen is now testing production methods for batteries at its Salzgitter facility
Volkswagen has recently started trialling new manufacturing techniques for lithium-ion batteries at its Center of Excellence for Battery Cells in Salzgitter, Germany. The company hopes to lower costs while simultaneously improving quality and performance.
Volkswagen’s vision for its newly-converted Zwickau plant is that it will become an emobility flagship – a state-of-the-art, flexible, high-tech factory with digitalisation underpinning all areas. Now series production of the ID.3 electric vehicle has begun there, VW’s new era is formally underway…
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