In search of a European EV battery champion - feat. Yann Vincent, ACC

GUEST: YANN VINCENT, CEO OF AUTOMOTIVE CELLS COMPANY (ACC)

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

This episode of Ride: The Urban Mobility Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Reuters Events. It was recorded at Reuters Automotive Europe 2022 in Munich, where we had the opportunity to interview Yann Vincent, the CEO of Automotive Cells Company (ACC).

According to Vincent: "ACC was created two years ago in August 2020 with a very simple objective, which is to build a European champion for engineering and manufacturing batteries in Europe."

This wide ranging conversation covered the challenges that any battery maker faces in scaling production and the challenges a European supplier will face in a market dominated by companies from Asia. We also talked about sustainability, recycling, and long-term planning in an industry of rapidly evolving technologies.

We’d like to thank Yann Vincent for taking part in this discussion, and Reuters Events for collaborating with us for this episode of Ride: The Urban Mobility Podcast.

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Yann Vincent is the Chief Executive Officer of ACC. He joined Renault in 1982 where he held various functions; he was appointed Director of Quality in 2005, and Chief Operating Officer of Renault Groupe subsidiary AvtoVAZ in March 2008.

He joined Alstom Transport in 2009, where he was responsible for operations and performance and a Member of the Executive Committee. From 2014 to 2020, he was lndustrial Director of Groupe PSA.

Vincent was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ACC in September 2020.

Connect with Yann Vincent on LinkedIn.