Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests
Hungary is attempting to be a world power in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, despite locals' reservations.
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Hungary is attempting to be a world power in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, despite locals' reservations.
Some 30 factories are expected to make the country one of the world leaders in electric car batteries by 2030. Local residents are worried about the consequences of this rapid industrialization.
DEBRECEN, Hungary—Just beyond the pastoral gardens and traditional homes of an eastern Hungarian village, a giga-project of Chinese industry is taking shape. Bulldozers and excavators are already preparing the land for construction of a nearly 550-acre electric vehicle (EV) battery plant. The 7.3 billion euro ($7.9 billion) factory will be…
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Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians in eastern Hungary are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and hit the country’s precious water supplies.