VW Is on a Hunt for Resources to Remove China From Its EV Batteries

U.S. and Europe lag behind China in the global race for components essential to carmakers’ electric transition

Rendering of Volkswagen’s proposed PowerCo Gigafactory for a site in Valencia, Spain. Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News

BERLIN—Volkswagen is searching the world, from Canada to Indonesia, for supplies to make the batteries in electric vehicles it sells in the U.S. and Europe less dependent on Chinese components, a senior VW executive said.

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