Automotive Cells Company, founded by PSA and Total, will develop high-performance batteries for the automotive industry. Series production is due to start in two gigafactories from 2023.
PSA and Total plan European battery produ
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The PSA Group, Opel, Total and Saft have signed an agreement founding the Automotive Cells Company (ACC) joint venture. The aim of the consortium is to develop and manufacture high-performance batteries for the automotive industry. The research and development centre in Bordeaux and the pilot site in Nersac (France) have already begun developing the lithium-ion batteries.
The batteries are due to enter series production in two gigafactories in Douvrin (France) and Kaiserslautern (Germany) in 2023. The plan is to achieve an initial capacity of 8 GW/h and a cumulative capacity of 48 GW/h at both sites by 2030. This corresponds to one million electric vehicles produced per year. The project has received 1.3 billion euros in funding from the French and German authorities.