Total Teams With Chinese Battery Maker in Latest Shift for Big Oil
- Joint venture to make lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles
- French major is among oil giants investing in battery tech
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Total SA is tying up with China’s Tianneng Group to build batteries, moving into mass production of electricity storage technology after snapping up Saft Groupe SA in 2016.
The joint venture will focus on making and selling advanced lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles, bikes and energy storage equipment in China and worldwide, Total said Thursday in a statement. The French company is among several oil and gas majors investing in the sector as governments clamp down on fossil fuels and carbon curbs tighten.