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Verkor: Powering Europe’s Strategic Autonomy in Battery Technology

Aug 04, 2025
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French car battery start-up Verkor secures €2bn for first plant

Verkor is a French battery scale-up at the heart of Europe’s bid for technological sovereignty. Founded in 2020 in Grenoble, the company is building one of France’s first gigafactories to produce high-performance lithium-ion cells. In just a few years, Verkor has rapidly grown from a startup into a pivotal player in Europe’s electric vehicle and energy …

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