Four years after its creation, Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has begun marketing its car batteries for electric cars produced near Lens, the first to be made in France, and despite start-up difficulties, it is aiming to become "a major player" in a market dominated by China. "The battery is 40% of the price of the car, so if you have an expensive battery, your electric vehicle will be expensive too," says Matthieu Hubert, ACC's General Secretary. ‘Our first objective is to be able to bring competitive batteries to the market. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES