Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Volkswagen-backed German battery company PowerCo has commissioned its factory in Salzgitter and produced the initial Unified Cells. This start of production allows the Volkswagen Group to design and produce battery cells in Europe.

The cells will be delivered to Volkswagen Group brands for road tests, which are expected to be utilised in the Electric Urban Car Family of Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat/Cupra next year.

PowerCo intends to provide 50 percent of the demand for Unified Cells within the Volkswagen Group, with the remainder coming from suppliers. The architecture allows for use across brands and regions. It supports technologies including lithium iron phosphate (LFP), nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) and solid state...