Batteries included? Northvolt goes all out to meet 2021 launch goal

Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson and Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson pose for a picture in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2021. Picture taken December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Northvolt Chief Executive Peter Carlsson wants to take on his old boss Elon Musk with the greenest electric vehicle batteries in the world. But he needs to start producing them first.

The Swede is determined to get his factory, roughly 200 km south of the Arctic circle, open for business this month, meaning he and his team of engineers and technicians are labouring at a pace that would rival Santa's little helpers.