EU Battery Alliance launches Airbus-style consortium to make Europe a force in batteries EU Battery Alliance launches Airbus-style consortium to make Europe a force in batteries Major automotive, chemicals, raw materials, engineering and energy companies are joining forces to overcome the EU’s competitive disadvantage in next-generation battery technologies and build a European battery manufacturing base 18 Jan 2018 Related content How nickel makes electric vehicles go green From southern France, a startup chases the global battery market More news about Nickel Institute