VW reveals plans for six new battery factories across Europe by 2030

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The race to secure vehicle battery supplies is heating up, as the world's biggest car firms prepare to go electric

Volkswagen (VW) is planning to build six battery factories across Europe over the next decade, as the world's biggest car firm prepares to accelerate its full-scale transformation into an electric vehicle...

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