Northvolt failure raises stakes for Europe’s battery industry

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Northvolt seemed like it had everything going for it. The Swedish industrial start-up was Europe’s pioneer in battery manufacturing, led by two former Tesla executives, backed financially by big corporate names such as Volkswagen, BMW… Continue reading Northvolt failure raises stakes for Europe’s battery industry

European carmakers’ challenge is to ‘stay on course’ with EVs

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A year before stepping down as chief executive in 2022, Håkan Samuelsson declared that Volvo Cars would go fully electric by 2030. “Instead of investing in a shrinking business, we choose to invest in the… Continue reading European carmakers’ challenge is to ‘stay on course’ with EVs