EHRA-LESSIEN, Germany — A massive shortage of lithium ion battery cells could plague the global car industry in the coming decade if capacity equivalent to 40 Tesla gigafactories is not added by 2025, according to estimates from Volkswagen Group.
EHRA-LESSIEN, Germany — A massive shortage of lithium ion battery cells could plague the global car industry in the coming decade if capacity equivalent to 40 Tesla gigafactories is not added by 2025, according to estimates from Volkswagen Group.
Automakers and dealers that are in states adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule – which sets ambitious, annually escalating ZEV sales mandates and threatens stiff penalties for noncompliance – face a daunting challenge