Ukraine is discussing cooperation and funding within the electrical automobile market with Japanese vehicle giants.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan Serhiy Korsunskyi mentioned: “We visited the Nissan plant, the place electrical vehicles are assembled, and spoke with the administration about what must be carried out in order that such producers come to Ukraine.” He famous that Ukraine has one of many largest lithium reserves in Europe, however there isn’t any manufacturing of lithium batteries. “Our thought is for firms like Nissan to come back and spend money on Ukraine. Use our lithium, produce batteries, and assemble electrical vehicles,” the ambassador mentioned. He added that he has additionally spoken with Toyota, and there may be curiosity from Honda. “We wish to see manufacturing of products with excessive added worth created in Ukraine. Not remoted lithium extraction, sale of uncooked supplies, or simply automobile batteries. An necessary product is a automobile,” concluded Korsunskyi. Ukraine has 1% of the world’s lithium reserves, or a 3rd of Europe’s reserves, which is a vital element within the manufacturing of batteries.