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EV Battery Startup Poaches Oil Veterans to Build Arctic Factory

Mo Industrial Park in the town of Mo i Rana
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A Norwegian battery maker is giving executives from the oil, gas and aluminum industries a new lease of life, tapping their experience to gain an edge in the race to electrify cars.

Freyr AS plans to start a pilot plant near the Arctic Circle in Norway by next year after hiring a handful of executives accustomed to running big, complicated and costly projects.