Mercedes-Benz first to learn from CATL battery plant in Hungary
The plant shall be a part of CATL’s dedication to a regional, sustainable provide chain, quite than delivery batteries from its factories in China. It’s CATL’s second web site in Europe, after saying a gigafactory in Erfurt, Germany, set to open later in 2022. The battery maker has invested €7.34 billion ($7.46 billion) into its European battery provide operations.
Mercedes-Benz shall be CATL’s first and largest buyer for the Debrecen gigafactory, with affirmation that batteries produced shall be CO2-neutral by way of provide.
Localised provide
Upcoming EU laws places a powerful emphasis on domestically sourced supplies for batteries, in addition to guaranteeing the completed product is recyclable. CATL has introduced that it’s wanting into Europe-based provide for battery supplies.
The positioning of the plant, in japanese Hungary and never removed from the Romanian border, is meant to function many European clients as attainable. CATL mentioned that it additionally intends to produce BMW, Stellantis and Volkswagen from the plant.
To energy the location, CATL has dedicated to utilizing renewable power and is investigating viability of native solar energy. Debrecen has a higher-than-average hours of sunshine per 12 months than Budapest (2,043 vs 1,988) and laid the primary stone for a serious solar energy plant on June 30 this 12 months.
A Mercedes-Benz spokesperson informed Automotive Logistics: “In step with our Ambition2039 [environmental initiative], the cells produced by CATL in Hungary shall be produced CO2 neutrally. For the primary time, the CO2 impartial battery cell manufacturing for the newest Mercedes-Benz fashions was audited and authorized by third social gathering corporations Dekra and SGS.”
The manufacturing facility is at present pending board approval, earlier than floor is damaged on the greenfield web site that has been chosen.
