Much like the electric vehicle manufacturing space, B.C.’s rechargeable battery manufacturing sector is small and highly specialized.
It’s unlikely that B.C. will ever see the kind of battery gigafactories being built in Eastern Canada. But it has carved out expertise and capability in certain niche markets—like rechargeable batteries for the marine sector.
And E-One Moli Energy Corp., which will soon start a $1 billion plant expansion in Maple Ridge, makes the Molicel—rechargeable lithium-ion battery cells that can be used in high-end electric race cars or in vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
“Our cell is a very similar type of cell as what you’d find in Tesla vehicles,” said Frank
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