An employee secures a battery pack to the chassis of a Hyundai Kuna electric sport utility vehicle on the assembly line at the Hyundai Motor Co. plant in Nosovice, Czech Republic, in April. Credit: Milan Jaros / Bloomberg via Getty Images
An employee secures a battery pack to the chassis of a Hyundai Kuna electric sport utility vehicle on the assembly line at the Hyundai Motor Co. plant in Nosovice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. With Europe expected to lead the world in electric-car sales for a second straight year, an epic rush to build a battery-supply chain from scratch is playing out across the continent. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images