Outside the German town of Arnstadt, workers for China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) are hustling to build Europe’s biggest electric-car battery plant. The site, which covers an area equivalent to about 100 football fields, previously housed one of the continent’s largest solar-panel factories. During a visit in October, wooden crates filled with surplus
The global car industry is facing a stress test as the coronavirus outbreak in China disrupts the supply of components from transmissions to steering systems. Parts manufacturers across China have suspended production through this week and in the case of Hubei province, the outbreak’s epicenter, factories will remain shut until Feb. 13 or later. That
India’s ambition of becoming a global hub for making electric vehicles faces one major hurdle: its lack of access to lithium. Home to some of the most polluted cities on the planet, the South Asian nation is pivoting toward new-energy vehicles to clean up its toxic air. But with meager resources of lithium, the mineral