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We need to switch to electric or hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars

REUTERS
Published : Apr 3, 2019, 11:47 am IST
Updated : Apr 3, 2019, 11:47 am IST

Germany has earmarked 1 billion euros (USD 1.12 billion) to support a consortium looking to produce electric car battery cells.

Germany plans to fund a research facility to develop next-generation solid-state batteries.
 Germany plans to fund a research facility to develop next-generation solid-state batteries.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Germany needed to make radical changes in the vehicle sector by switching to electric or hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars.

Germany has earmarked 1 billion euros (USD 1.12 billion) to support a consortium looking to produce electric car battery cells and plans to fund a research facility to develop next-generation solid-state batteries.

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