In remarks at the ceremony, Scholz emphasised the importance of electric cars to the climate crisis and energy transition.
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The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt will create 3,000 jobs in the town of Heide in Schleswig-Holstein, with another 10,000 expected in the vicinity of the factory.