The USA is currently making it significantly more difficult for manufacturers of electric cars. Tesla is now taking a bold step: It aims to produce batteries in Germany by 2027.
The USA has been tightening its policy towards electric cars for several months: On the one hand, it relaxed emissions regulations for automakers, and on the other hand, it wants to completely eliminate electric car subsidies.
Even planned factories for electric cars are at risk because the U.S. government is systematically reducing subsidies, reports the investment magazine Gtai.de. The U.S. manufacturer Tesla is now looking for a way out and is preparing to produce its important batteries abroad. Specifically: in its German factory.
Tesla will produce batteries for 130,000 vehicles in Europe starting in 2027
What does Tesla want to do? Tesla plans to begin battery production at its German factory in Grünheide. The current goal is up to 8 GWh per year. This should allow for the equipping of approximately 130,000 vehicles. This is reported by the French-language magazine automobile-magazine.
The manufacturer speaks of an investment of several hundred million euros, but does not provide exact figures at this time. It is about two things: long-term reduction of logistics costs for imports from the USA and adapting to the European desire to localize the entire value chain for electric vehicles.
However, whether this will actually happen is another question. This is not the first time Tesla has announced such projects: Originally, the Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin was supposed to produce 50 GWh of batteries. But production was eventually relocated to the USA.
What does the current situation look like? When it comes to batteries, Europe has a huge lag behind China. The production capacities in Europe are significantly lower, which in turn is a problem since battery cells are immensely important for electromobility.
The EU is therefore investing 852 million euros in six battery projects for electric vehicles to become more independent and reduce the pressure on the domestic industry (via Europa.eu).
Nevertheless, the pressure from China is not really easing, but rather increasing. Chinese manufacturers continue to catch up and want to use the European market for this purpose. Companies like BYD are building their own car factories in Europe to become more independent of tariffs: A Chinese manufacturer has already overtaken Tesla, now he wants to conquer Europe with his cars
