The JRC warns that the EU lacks a competitive advantage over its main rivals in the battery sector. A new CETO report assesses the technology, market, production, trade, patents, and sustainability of lithium-ion batteries and shows that the European sector needs to turn things around quickly. The report’s authors identify the main barriers to European battery production: a weak domestic supply of raw materials, high energy, labor, and investment costs, a shortage of skilled workers, complex legislation, and uncertain demand for EU-made batteries. publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu 🇬🇧