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Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, and battery cell production partner, Customcells, are ramping up battery cell production of Lilium’s high silicon content cells with weekly deliveries from Customcells production line in Tübingen, Germany. The production line will deliver thousands of cells annually and is on track to meet aviation standards for traceability and process control using a combination of standard cell production processes and a pre-lithiation process for high silicon content cells.

It won’t work without a well-trained, highly qualified, and diverse team: The battery industry is on its way to becoming one of Germany’s key industries. But for this to succeed, significantly more women would have to make their way into the industry and STEM professions at the same time. Because of an already existing shortage of skilled workers and the immense need for additional talent, especially in the digital environment, Customcells is making joint efforts to further increase the proportion of women in STEM courses and promote gender parity throughout the battery industry.

Setting a sustainable course for the future of the German battery industry: The Customcells company is investing tens of millions in the expansion of its Itzehoe site in Schleswig-Holstein. The production team on site will be tripled. With more research and innovation as well as joint process development, the specialists for application-specific premium battery cells are boosting Germany’s path to becoming an international market leader for green high-performance technology, enabling the mobility revolution thanks to holistic electrification on the road, on water and in the air.