After Northvolt, Europe’s battery path leads to China — or new tech frontiers
Friday, 21 March 2025 () Fuelled by $15bn in financing, Northvolt was supposed to be Europe’s great battery success story — a homegrown champion capable of competing with Asian and American giants. So when Northvolt filed for bankruptcy last week, after months of job cuts, restructuring, and multiple failed attempts to raise more money, it dealt a massive blow to Europe’s ambitions to ramp up domestic production of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from EVs to smartphones. In the wake of Northvolt’s precipitous fall from grace, everyone from politicians and investors to the company’s own employees has voiced their opinions on what went wrong. Among…
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Transition to zero-emission mobility: Here is the EU’s plan to save Europe's car industry
In a new action plan to boost Europe's car industry, the European Commission pledged to support EV battery..
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Friday, 21 March 2025 ()
Fuelled by $15bn in financing, Northvolt was supposed to be Europe’s great battery success story — a homegrown champion capable of competing with Asian and American giants. So when Northvolt filed for bankruptcy last week, after months of job cuts, restructuring, and multiple failed attempts to raise more money, it dealt a massive blow to Europe’s ambitions to ramp up domestic production of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from EVs to smartphones. In the wake of Northvolt’s precipitous fall from grace, everyone from politicians and investors to the company’s own employees has voiced their opinions on what went wrong. Among…![Can Europe win the age of AI? | Thomas Dohmke [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250315/140573-Can-Europe-win-the-age-of-AI.jpg)
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