FRANKFURT, Germany—A sleepy Bavarian village on Sunday gave the green light to BMW’s plan to build a huge battery factory
An overwhelming majority of residents in Strasskirchen — around 90 minutes’ drive from Munich with a population of around 2,700 — voted in favor of the construction project in a local referendum.
It came at a crucial time for BMW as the car industry transitions from combustion-engine vehicles to electric-powered ones. The factory could employ more than 3,200 people and churn out 600,000 high-voltage batteries a year to supply electric cars made at BMW’s plants in Regensburg, Munich and Dingolfing, the company’s largest European site.
“More than 100 hectares of prime arable land would be destroyed forever,” said Thomas Spoetzl, 44, a spokesman for local residents who were opposed to the plans.The factory would be “a huge opportunity for the region to invest in sustainable technologies and jobs for the future”, he said.
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