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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Electric car battery shortage looms in 2025, warns Stellantis boss

The Peugeot 208 SUV plugs into an electrical outlet.
The Peugeot 208 SUV plugged into an electrical outlet. Stellantis and its predecessor Peugeot were among the more cautious large-scale carmakers when it came to embracing electric technology. Photograph: Romuald Meigneux/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock

The chief executive of Stellantis, one of the world’s biggest carmakers, has warned battery shortages could affect the industry as soon as 2025 as the transition towards electric vehicles accelerates.

Carlos Tavares, the Stellantis chief executive, said that current plans for battery production may not address the demand from carmakers as they ramp up electric car sales in the coming years, even with significant new investments in European “gigafactory” battery plants and suppliers already at scale in China, South Korea and Japan.

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