Porsche doubles down on tech innovation for future EVs, ditches battery mega-factories
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Porsche is shifting its EV battery strategy, transforming Cellforce Group from a planned production facility to an R&D unit. This change responds to slower global EV market growth, despite strong European adoption. Instead of mass-producing batteries, Porsche will use Cellforce's expertise to develop high-performance cells for future EVs and support Volkswagen Group's battery initiatives through PowerCo. The company remains committed to electrification but concluded in-house battery production wouldn't achieve necessary economies of scale.
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