EnergyBASF, Canada in early talks on EV battery production - source Christoph SteitzSteve Scherer 5 minute read Several companies, including Germany's BASF SE (BASFn.DE), are in preliminary talks about tapping a federal clean tech fund to set up production for electric vehicle batteries in Canada, a government official with knowledge of the discussions said. The talks are centered on understanding whether the goals of BASF and others fit with the aim of the C$8 billion ($6.6 billion) "Net Zero Accelerator" (NZA) fund, the source said. Canada has set a goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050. BASF is a key supplier of cathode active materials (CAM) needed for the production of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EV), and is the world's largest chemicals and plastics producer by sales.