Monday 28 June 2010

Factory opens in Finland to supply lithium-ion batteries for up to 3,000 electric vehicles

The engineering and construction company M+W Group has successfully completed its first order to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Varkaus (Finland). The plant, which was commissioned by the Finnish battery manufacturer, European Batteries Oy, has now started full volume production.
The new factory in Varkaus has a surface area of 10,000 square metres and manufactures large, lithium-ion based battery packs and systems with an annual production capacity of around 100 megawatt/hours. This means that around 3,000 full-electric cars can be fitted with lithium-ion batteries, although a possible tripling of production is already planned.

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