Siemens Mobility has started construction of a new facility to manufacture battery systems for rail vehicles in Luhe-Wildenau, Bavaria, Germany. The total investment in the project amounts to about €35m ($41m). Of this, Siemens Mobility is allocating around €22m. Siemens Mobility’s funds will support the development of a modular battery family, and a new battery management system (BMS) built in collaboration with Stercom, a company based in Munich. The BMS is designed to monitor and control the batteries ...