It has contracts with two unnamed companies, one of which is "bigger than Tesla and will actually build 100,000 cars over the next two years," according to Markus, who is in charge of sales. Kriesel Electric , an EV part ##iculate start - up from Austria , is fielding products from larger automakers such as BMW , Volkswagen and McLaren . The company develops electric powertrains for vehicles , as well as a lithium - ion manufacturing infrastructure for OEMs . Kriesel also builds one - of - a - kind prototype cars . It broke ground on the first ever lithium - ion battery cell factory in Austria , and has plans to grow to 70 units .
Kriesel Electric , an EV part ##iculate start - up from Austria , is fielding products from larger automakers such as BMW , Volkswagen and McLaren . The company develops electric powertrains for vehicles , as well as a lithium - ion manufacturing infrastructure for OEMs . Kriesel also builds one - of - a - kind prototype cars . It broke ground on the first ever lithium - ion battery cell factory in Austria , and has plans to grow to 70 units .