Pivot from self-reliance follows failure of Swedish, UK counterparts
Taiwanese battery startup ProLogium Technology breaks ground at a new battery plant in Dunkirk, France, on Feb. 10. (Photo by Madoka Kitamatsu)
MADOKA KITAMATSU and EIKI HAYASHI
TOKYO — France has stepped up efforts to attract electric vehicle battery makers, including subsidizing a Taiwan startup’s factory, with an eye on bolstering economic security amid the failure of European producers.