Prof. Heiner Heimes’ Commentary (September): The battery race will be decided on the factory floor battery-news.de

Professor Heiner Heimes argues that battery industry competitiveness will be determined by manufacturing capability rather than announced production capacity, citing three September developments: ProLogium's start of solid-state battery series production designed to use existing factory equipment, CATL's beginning of trial production at its Hungarian gigafactory, and China's efforts to manage battery storage overcapacity. Heimes contends that Europe must focus on developing industrial competence in production technology, automation, and quality assurance rather than competing solely on volume against Chinese manufacturers with cost advantages.