Advisor to the CEO at CATL, Matthias Zentgraf, reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)