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Akasol has opened its Gigafactory 1, Europe's largest factory for commercial vehicle lithium-ion battery systems. The annual production capacity of the factory in Darmstadt (Germany) is 1 GWh in the first expansion stage, which is to be successively increased to 2.5 GWh by the end of 2022 through the commissioning of further production lines. If demand is sufficient, expansion to 5 GWh is possible; this quantity corresponds to battery systems for more than 10,000 commercial vehicles. The 15,000 m ², two-story production, assembly and logistics hall also houses a test and validation center for testing cells, modules and systems and ensuring the highest quality standards.

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