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- May 22, 201793% CONFIDENCEfrom media.daimler.com · possible May 22, 2017 – Jun 1, 2018
Daimler begins construction on a $562 million lithium-ion battery factory in Germany
- Daimler began construction of a lithium-ion battery factory in Kamenz, Germany, with Chancellor Angela Merkel visiting the site on 22 May 2017[1][2]
- The investment is about EUR 500 million ($562 million) for batteries for electric vehicles and stationary storage, quadrupling the size of the existing Accumotive factory on the site; another EUR 500 million was pledged to expand battery production worldwide[1][2]
- Daimler gave no capacity figures (Electrek expects the gigawatt-hour range), and the plant will employ over 1,000 workers and go into operation in mid-2018[1][2]
- It supports Mercedes' first ground-up all-electric vehicle, the EQ SUV; Zetsche said Daimler will have more than ten purely electric passenger cars in series by 2022[2]
- Bloomberg New Energy Finance called it the biggest battery factory yet in Europe[1]
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- [1]90%arstechnica.com/cars/2017/05/daimler-begins-construction-on-a-562-million-lithium-ion-battery-in-germanyarstechnica.com· Posted Jun 19, 2017· Starts Jun 1, 2018· 27% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…Daimler[4] subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy announced a partnership with Vivint Solar to sell stationary…"
- [2]85%Daimler unveils its own new battery Gigafactory for electric vehicleselectrek.co· Published May 22, 2017· Starts May 22, 2017· 24% of score
Electrek reports the groundbreaking ceremony for Daimler's[4] Kamenz battery factory, attended by Chancellor Angela Merkel, took place 22 May 2017 - about 13 months before the pin's stored 1 June 2018.
- [3]82%Daimler begins construction on its own giant battery factoryev.network· Published May 22, 2017· Starts May 22, 2017· 24% of score
Independent corroboration of the 22 May 2017 construction-start/groundbreaking date.[1]
- [4]93%Groundbreaking 2nd battery factory at Daimler subsidiary ACCUMOTIVE in Kamenzmedia.daimler.com· Published May 22, 2017· Starts May 22, 2017 ✓· 24% of score
Daimler's own official media site documents the groundbreaking ceremony for the second Kamenz battery factory, attended by Chancellor Merkel, on 22 May 2017 - a primary company source confirming the date, more than a year ahead of the pin's stored 1 June 2018.
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