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Forvia Patrick Koller
Forvia CEO Patrick Koller: "We don’t know how to make small cars with affordable batteries, China knows it."
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By:
John Irwin
January 05, 2023 10:15 AM
CES 2023

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LAS VEGAS -- Electrification is vital to address climate change, but high battery costs threaten to derail the right to mobility in Western democracies, said Patrick Koller, CEO of French supplier Forvia.

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