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The campus, in which Mercedes-Benz is investing a three-digit-million euro sum, will also have a battery safety lab running by 2025 which will test the safety, longevity and environmental impact of batteries.
The luxury carmaker, whose previous CEO deemed producing battery cells in-house too costly, has taken a strategic turn under chief executive Ola Kallenius towards aiming for more control over its battery supply chain.
“The battery is a key component of electromobility. Mercedes-Benz will cover the full field of battery technology at this site – from research to development to production, Kaellenius said in a statement.
