Northvolt launches Europe's first homegrown battery gigafactory
STOCKHOLM — Swedish battery group Northvolt said on Wednesday it has opened its "gigafactory" in northern Sweden, the first of its kind to be undertaken by a European company on the continent.Intended to compete with US electric car giant Tesla and Asian producers of lithium-ion batteries, the factory in Skelleftea assembled its first battery cell on Tuesday, Northvolt said.