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Inside Russia’s Gigafactories: Lithium-Ion Batteries for EVs & Beyond | Rosatom
Sep 17, 2025
Russia is rapidly building gigafactories for lithium-ion battery production — projects that rival the world’s biggest players. From New Moscow to Neman, these plants will produce up to 8 GWh annually, powering everything from electric buses and cars to stationary energy storage systems.
This video takes you inside:
⚡️ 160,000 m² high-tech facilities
🤖 90% automated production lines
🔋 NMC811 lithium-ion cells
🚍 Moscow & St. Petersburg’s electric transport systems
♻️ Battery recycling projects in Nizhny Novgorod
By next year, Russia’s two largest gigafactories will begin mass production of 50,000 traction batteries annually, enough to charge 100,000 EVs or power 500,000 homes.
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I was in this place 2 years ago.
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The wasteland today stands the building
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of the future Keigo factory for
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production. Lithium batteries. The area
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is more than 160,000 square meters.
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Total length production lines more than
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2 and 1/2 kilm.
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The work here is approaching the final
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stage. Some holes are already preparing
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for the installation of equipment. For
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example, the workshop for assembling
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modules for lithium ion batteries from
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where the finished products will be sent
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directly to the customer.
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three parallel lines of a high degree of
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automation here from that edge to the
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end of the workshop. In these lines,
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operators deliver and load the
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components that make up this module and
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the line robots inside the line.
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Manipulators assemble this module
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already during the automatic assembly
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process.
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A high degree of automation is a key
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feature of the future Russian
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gigafactories. Over 900% of all work
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will be done by machines which reduces
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the human factor. The entire process is
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under continuous automated control.
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Laser scanners, X-rays, and cameras will
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monitor more than 25,000 parameters per
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second.
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Another important feature of Russian
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Gigafactories is the closed
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technological chain. Here they will not
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only assemble batteries but also build a
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full cycle starting with the production
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of active chemical masses and
1:45
electrodes.
1:49
A small pilot production of lithium ion
1:51
batteries was previously launched at the
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Technopolis Moscow site. Here the
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automatic assembly of cells on a 60 mm
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long line involved more than 110
2:02
different robots.
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After all, heat batteries are quite
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high-tech complex devices. The heart of
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this elite battery is the lithium cell.
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Cell production is the main biggest
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technological redistribution of our
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future factories. 80% of the plant area
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and all infrastructure are sharpened and
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used for the production of lithium ion
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cells.
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The design utilizes a modular spiderlike
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structure.
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The chemistry inside this cell is very
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important. In our case, this is the
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cathode material NMC 811. This suggests
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that this is a very energyintensive and
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high current product which in fact is a
2:47
requirement of consumers.
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Domestic batteries with a Russian
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character that will withstand any
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weather conditions. The thermostat
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system allows you to work in any
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climatic zones of our country and in the
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southern regions where the air warms up
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to plus 45° and outside the Arctic
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Circle where the thermometer columns
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drop below minus40.
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Each cell takes time to charge in pilot
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production. This process is called
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aging. This takes about 12 and 14 days
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after which the cells are formed in a
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module of 12 pieces. You can connect
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them to each other inside the module in
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different ways which allows you to
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change the voltage. The result for
3:30
different consumers is exactly the same
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principle. The modules themselves are
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combined into batteries for different
3:37
types of housings and connected to a
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special control system.
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This is what a practically assembled
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battery looks like. It consists of 14
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modules with 12 cells in each module.
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And this is the final stage of assembly.
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Connecting harnesses to modules. Each
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harness goes to its own balancing so
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that the battery works properly. It is
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necessary that all modules are balanced.
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Well, that's not all. Then the assembled
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batteries are sent to the test site to
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check the software logic circuits.
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Testing of electrical and power elements
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according to a special algorithm. Before
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being shipped, the battery underos about
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100 different tests over a period of 6
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hours.
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This is one of the most important stages
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of production. You have to apply a very
4:27
high voltage to them to understand that
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they are safe and then use low currents
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to discharge as much as possible and
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charge as much as possible to understand
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their capacity. These big lockers are
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safe charging and discharging station.
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The electric bus kit consists of six
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batteries. As you can see the control
4:48
unit which is connected to each other by
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power cables and logic cables.
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These batteries will become the heart of
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the new electric buses.
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In Moscow, historical electric transport
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is the leading mode of transport and the
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number is growing every year. We have
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separate programs that the mayor of the
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city has approved to transition more and
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more to electric transport. Moscow
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transport is the number one consumer in
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Russia in terms of traction electric
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batteries. We are now introducing
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technology for example contactless
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passage of sections for trams and we are
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considering the possibility of launching
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software.
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The throne is also on non-cont rails.
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This is a passenger transport. For
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example, the Mosque pitch plant is one
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of the largest in Russia today
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manufacturers of electric cars. Of
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course, the appearance of the Russian
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battery will be a huge step forward in
6:03
terms of the cost of the car as part of
6:04
its reduction. and in two tuning the
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traction batteries to meet the needs of
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the Mosquich plant.
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On the streets of St. Petersburg, daily
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run 200 electric buses with dynamic
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charging. More than half of them 60%
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work on lithium batteries produced by
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the company Reero, part of the fuel
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division of Rousatum. The authorities of
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St. Petersburg plan to expand the park
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this year by another 100 cars and
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purchase 10 charging stations.
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Russian batteries are set to play a
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significant role in the domestic
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electric car Atom, a vehicle that has
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already undergone testing in the extreme
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conditions of the North Pole.
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It was necessary to install inside the
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car a large thrust and a battery of 77
7:00
kW. This gives us a range of up to 500
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km on one cycle. This is a mixed cycle
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that is not just a direct caros but with
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traffic jams with urban mode on highways
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and so on. Accordingly, we chose a large
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traction battery conducted a number of
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tests and it will be installed in our
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car.
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But not only the availability of a
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battery supplier, but also the
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opportunity to jointly test systems and
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refine them for production needs. There
7:28
are plans to increase the power of the
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electric car, which will require a
7:32
larger battery. Domestic production of
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lithium ion batteries is aimed at
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various consumers. The platelet battery
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is actually a platform for the
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development of many directions. These
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are the basics of electric mobility.
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This is the basis for stationary
7:46
solutions and in principle it permeates
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the entire ecosystem of modern society
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and cities. Lethon drives can stand at
7:54
traffic lights in restorations in mobile
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pavilions. They can power both the
7:58
country's large power systems, smoothing
8:00
peak voltage surges, and simply be
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attraction performance and pull any type
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of transport.
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Today, lithium batteries are already
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used to provide festival sites and
8:12
mobile power points. They are also used
8:15
to power private homes as a backup
8:17
source. And not only
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this enclosure serves as a reliable
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backup power supply for data centers
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that can be deployed efficiently,
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be a source of grain food in the oil
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field itself, a wide range of
8:30
applications in energy facilities and so
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on.
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At the same time, Rosato, even before
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the opening of the factories, the
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issue of recycling of expired lithium
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ion batteries has also already been
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resolved. Within the framework of the
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National Environmental Well-being
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Project, an institute for accounting of
8:46
consumers of such batteries has been
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created using a single digital platform.
8:51
Used batteries transferred to the
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federal operator will enter a controlled
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closed loop system for processing.
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We are creating one of these facilities
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today in the Niji Noguro region. It will
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specialize in the recycling of lithium
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batteries. It is planned that this
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within the framework of already modern
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automated capacities will allow to
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safely disarm such
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after all it is a source and in the
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process of processing we receive
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valuable components from there heavy
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metals lead copper and let them be
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reused then recycled.
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Jigo fabric in new Moscow as well as in
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it will cover the full cycle of
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technological manufacturing of lithium
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batteries from the production of active
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chemical masses and electrodes to final
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assembly and will become the largest
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enterprise of this profile in the
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country.
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A plant with a production capacity of 4
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gatt hours per year is being built here
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in September. Mass production will be
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launched in a year.
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Through these halls will stretch a real
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technological highway on which batteries
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will be collected continuously. Soon
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more than 150 pieces of high-tech
10:05
equipment will be installed here.
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The plant producing 50,000 traction
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batteries per year will be able to meet
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not only the needs of Moscow and the
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Moscow region, but also the entire
10:17
central federal district. I am sure that
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the plant has an excellent future and
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the Moscow government will do everything
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to ensure that this project develops.
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Serial production of lithium ion
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batteries at gigafactories in Demon and
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Moscow will begin next year. The total
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capacity of both enterprises will be 8
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gawatt hours. That's enough to power
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more than 500,000 households per year or
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charge nearly 100,000 electric vehicles.
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