Baden-Württemberg: Mercedes-Benz lays the foundation stone for E-Campus in Stuttgart

The transformation towards electromobility is progressing at Mercedes-Benz.

Baden-Württemberg: Mercedes-Benz lays the foundation stone for E-Campus in Stuttgart

The transformation towards electromobility is progressing at Mercedes-Benz. The cornerstone for the E-Campus will be symbolically laid on Tuesday in Stuttgart. In the presence of prominent politicians.

Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - On Tuesday (4.15 p.m.) Mercedes-Benz symbolically laid the foundation stone for a new electromobility competence center in Stuttgart. At the Untertürkheim site, future generations of batteries and battery cells are to be researched and developed in the so-called E-Campus. A spokeswoman for the German Press Agency said on request that small series production for battery cells should start there as early as next year.

CEO Ola Källenius, Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) and Stuttgart Mayor Frank Nopper (CDU) are expected at the event.