News Construction begins on €800m BMW battery plant in Mexico BMW has announced that construction has begun on an expansion of its factory in San Luis Potosí, central Mexico. The 80,000 sq m extension will make high-voltage batteries for the…
Projects Low-emissions engineering: Battery power shifts 850-tonne concrete tunnel Heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has used battery power to slide an 850-tonne concrete tunnel section into place under railway tracks in Belgium. It took less than an hour to slide the…
News European battery contender raises €4.4bn for expansion Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a French firm formed to lead the European battery industry, has secured €4.4bn in credit to fund the construction of three lithium-ion gigafactories in France, Germany,…
News Ancient Saudi city to get world’s longest battery-powered tram French engineer Alstom has signed a deal with the Saudi Arabian city of AlUla to build the world’s longest battery-operated tram system. The AlUla Experiential Tramway will run 22km with…
News French, Chinese firms team up to build €1.5bn Dunkirk battery complex Chinese battery maker XTC New Energy Materials has announced plans to work with French nuclear services company Orano on the construction of three factories and a research centre worth a total of €1.5bn.