France inaugurates first of four battery gigafactories in the north

ACC gigafactory Billy-Berclau\/Douvrin — Automotive Cells Company's gigafactory in Billy-Berclau/Douvrin is pictured. (ACC)

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May 30, 2023 10:02 AM

BILLY-BERCLAU, France -- France will inaugurate a battery-making gigafactory on Tuesday, the first of four such plants European and Asian companies plan to build in the north of the country.

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