France Top 10 EV Battery Pack Suppliers in 2026

France has emerged as one of Europe’s most active arenas for EV battery manufacturing. Backed by strong government policy, access to low-carbon nuclear power, and an established automotive base anchored by Renault and Stellantis, the country is rapidly building out what analysts are already calling a “battery valley” in the Hauts-de-France region. Whether you are an OEM procurement manager, a fleet operator, or an industry observer tracking the supply chain, understanding who the key players are—and what they actually offer—is increasingly essential.

This guide profiles the top 10 EV battery pack suppliers with a meaningful footprint in the French market, ranked by overall industry influence. For each company, we provide the founding year, headquarters, core product lines, and official links, followed by a detailed overview of their capabilities and market positioning.

1. LEAPENERGY

HIITIO is the officially authorized global distributor for LEAPENERGY, the independent battery brand established from LEAPMOTOR’s battery division. Originally built to supply LEAPMOTOR’s own vehicle platforms, LEAPENERGY has since opened its technology and manufacturing capacity to OEM and B2B customers worldwide. The company’s proposition is grounded in full vertical integration: LEAPENERGY independently develops and manufactures every critical component in the battery system, including cell integration, BMS software and hardware, thermal management, and structural pack design. This level of in-house control gives customers a degree of technical accountability and iteration speed that is difficult to replicate through a multi-tier supply chain.

LEAPENERGY holds dual UL 2580 and ISO 26262 certifications—currently the only battery supplier on the market to carry both—and operates 18 fully automated production lines equipped with 100% AI-based inspection, scaling annual capacity toward 950,000 units by 2025. The company’s third-generation CTC 2.0 pack architecture delivers a 20% reduction in BOM cost, an 18% reduction in component count, and a 10% improvement in gravimetric efficiency compared to the prior generation. Its strategic alignment with the Stellantis–Leapmotor partnership provides additional credibility for European market access.

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2. ACC (Automotive Cells Company)

Automotive Cells Company (ACC) is arguably the flagship project of France’s industrial push into battery sovereignty. It is a joint venture formed in 2020 by Stellantis, TotalEnergies (through its battery subsidiary Saft), and Mercedes-Benz, with backing from the French and German governments and the European Union. The R&D center in Bruges, near Bordeaux, and a pilot plant in Nersac in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region have been operational since 2020, while the first gigafactory in Billy-Berclau/Douvrin in northern France—representing an investment of approximately €850 million—was inaugurated in May 2023 and began serial production before the end of that year.

In February 2024, ACC closed a €4.4 billion debt financing round to fund three European gigafactories across France, Germany, and Italy, targeting a combined capacity of 120 GWh and the ability to equip more than 2.5 million vehicles annually by 2030. The Douvrin facility alone targets 40 GWh per year at full scale, employing over 800 staff and benefiting from access to France’s low-carbon nuclear electricity grid—a structural cost advantage in an energy-intensive manufacturing process. ACC’s strategy includes responsible raw material sourcing and active investment in battery recycling infrastructure.

3. Verkor

Verkor is one of Europe’s most closely followed battery startups and a genuine homegrown success story. Founded in July 2020 by Benoît Lemaignan and five co-founders who collectively drew their experience from Tesla, LG Chem, Samsung, Renault, Saft, Apple, and Schneider Electric, the company grew from a local Grenoble initiative into a nationally strategic industrial project within four years. In September 2023, Verkor completed what is described as the largest-ever equity raise for a French startup, securing more than €2 billion in financing from investors including Macquarie Asset Management, Renault Group, and Crédit Agricole Assurances, with support from the French government and EU.

In December 2025, the Gigafactory Bourbourg in Dunkirk—constructed in just two years—was officially opened in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, with an initial capacity of 16 GWh and plans to scale to 50 GWh by 2030. Verkor’s primary off-take partner is the Renault Group under a long-term commercial agreement signed in April 2023, targeting the supply of high-performance NCM cells for upper-segment Renault EVs and Alpine models. The company’s decarbonization strategy leverages France’s low-carbon nuclear power grid and Dunkirk’s industrial waste heat network to target a cell carbon footprint approximately three times lower than the industry average.

4. AESC (Envision AESC – Douai)

AESC (Automotive Energy Supply Corporation), now operating under the Envision Group umbrella, is a global battery supplier with deep OEM roots. The company’s partnership with Renault Group, announced in 2021, resulted in the construction of a gigafactory within Renault’s ElectriCity hub in Douai, northern France. The facility commenced production in June 2025—an event attended by French President Emmanuel Macron—and currently operates at 10 GWh annual capacity, with plans to reach 24 GWh by 2030 and the potential to equip up to 200,000 Renault EVs per year. Funding for the €2 billion project included a €450 million InvestEU-backed investment from the European Investment Bank.

The Douai plant produces NMC cells and battery modules, initially for the all-electric Renault 5, using an integrated process covering electrode production, cell assembly, and module integration. The facility has created 650 direct jobs to date, with the workforce expected to grow to 1,000 during the production ramp. AESC’s extensive experience supplying Nissan in Sunderland, UK, gives the company a well-established benchmark for high-volume automotive battery manufacturing in Europe.

5. Forsee Power

Forsee Power is one of France’s most established and commercially proven battery system integrators, founded in 2011 by Christophe Gurtner and listed on Euronext in 2021. The company specializes in the design, assembly, and supply of modular battery systems for commercial mobility applications—a market segment where safety certification, thermal management, and long-cycle durability are non-negotiable requirements.

With more than 5,200 buses and 150,000 light electric vehicles equipped with Forsee Power batteries across five manufacturing facilities on three continents, the company has built a substantial reference base. It is a battery partner to global OEMs including IVECO Bus, Wrightbus, Van Hool, and CaetanoBus, with a stated track record of 21 years in the battery sector (counting predecessor operations from 2004). Revenue for full-year 2024 reached approximately €164 million, with heavy vehicles representing around 85% of sales. Forsee Power also offers battery leasing and second-life solutions that allow used vehicle batteries to transition into stationary energy storage applications, extending the economic and environmental value of each pack.

6. Saft (a TotalEnergies Company)

Saft is one of the world’s oldest and most technically credible battery manufacturers, founded in 1918 and acquired by TotalEnergies in 2016 as part of the energy group’s broader power and storage strategy. With approximately 4,300 employees, revenues of around €1.2 billion (2023), and roughly 16 manufacturing facilities across 19 countries, Saft operates at a scale that places it in a different category from most battery startups. In the automotive EV context, Saft is most significant as the technology originator behind ACC (Automotive Cells Company)—the battery technology used by the Billy-Berclau/Douvrin gigafactory was developed and validated at Saft’s existing pilot plant in Nersac.

Saft’s direct product focus spans grid-scale energy storage (BESS), industrial backup, aerospace, rail, and defense applications, where the company’s long-cycle, high-reliability chemistries command premium pricing and multi-decade customer relationships. Its Intensium® product family covers modular LFP-based battery containers for grid stabilization and large-scale energy shifting. Saft also operates and supplies TotalEnergies’ own portfolio of French energy storage sites, including the landmark 61 MWh Dunkirk grid storage installation commissioned in 2021.

7. Blue Solutions (Bolloré Group)

Blue Solutions is a subsidiary of the Bolloré Group and one of France’s most distinctive battery companies, with a research and manufacturing history in solid-state battery technology dating back to 1997—well ahead of the current industry wave of interest in this chemistry. The company’s proprietary lithium metal polymer (LMP®) technology uses a solid polymer electrolyte rather than a liquid, eliminating many of the safety risks associated with conventional lithium-ion cells and enabling a unique operating profile. Blue Solutions’ batteries have powered over 600 million kilometers globally, primarily in electric bus fleets operating in cities across Europe and North America.

In 2021, TotalEnergies acquired a stake in the company, reinforcing its positioning within France’s integrated energy-transition ecosystem. In 2024, Blue Solutions was recognized as the top industrial investment project in France, reflecting the level of government and institutional confidence in its GEN4 battery roadmap. The company’s newest generation of LMP batteries is cobalt-, nickel-, and cadmium-free, incorporates a demonstrated 90% lithium metal recovery rate, and is designed for long-cycle durability in demanding transport applications.

8. Renault Group (In-House Battery Integration)

Renault Group is the dominant anchor customer and co-architect of France’s EV battery supply chain, and its own in-house pack integration capability at the Douai ElectriCity hub qualifies it as a significant battery pack supplier in its own right. Through its EV-focused subsidiary Ampere, Renault Group is managing a diversified multi-supplier battery strategy that covers NMC cells from AESC (Douai), high-performance NCM cells from Verkor (Dunkirk), LFP cells from CATL (Hungary), and LFP/NMC cells from LG Energy Solution (Poland).

The Douai Assembly Battery Shop integrates incoming cells and modules into finished packs for Renault and Alpine vehicles. Renault is also co-developing Cell-to-Pack (CTP) technology with LG Energy Solution, which eliminates the intermediate module step and reduces pack weight and cost. With a committed supply chain capable of delivering over 40 GWh of batteries annually to French facilities by 2030, Renault’s role as a system integrator and battery pack manufacturer cannot be overlooked in any serious analysis of the French EV battery landscape.

9. Neogy (Startec Group)

Neogy is a French battery integrator operating under the Startec Group umbrella, positioned as a Made-in-France assembler and BMS co-developer serving B2B mobility, off-grid, and light commercial vehicle applications. The company operates from a megafactory in Pompignac, near Bordeaux, with a stated capacity target of 500 MWh, commissioned in May 2024. Neogy offers multi-chemistry flexibility, spanning NMC and LFP for established automotive applications as well as sodium-ion chemistry through a partnership with Tiamat—a next-generation approach that sidesteps lithium supply chain dependency. Its NeoLi 48 product family offers 48V NMC packs in the 3.7–4.2 kWh range, stackable up to approximately 44 kWh for RV, marine, and off-grid systems.

Neogy also takes on custom high-voltage engineering projects, with specifications ranging from 12V to 1,000V and capacities into the multi-MWh range. The company holds IATF 16949 certification covering both its Ergué-Gabéric and Boucherville sites, and applies APQP-based development processes consistent with automotive-grade supplier expectations. Neogy represents the segment of the French market oriented toward specialized and emerging application areas rather than large-scale volume automotive production.

10. easyLi

easyLi is a B2B lithium battery designer and assembler that occupies a focused position in the French market: engineered custom packs for industrial and professional mobility applications rather than high-volume consumer EV platforms. Founded in 2011 and headquartered at Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in the Vienne department, the company works primarily with OEMs and integrators who require application-specific battery pack design, tight BMS integration, and local technical support in France. easyLi’s typical customer base spans logistics automation (AGVs and AMRs), floor cleaning machines, aerial work platforms, and light industrial vehicles—segments where cycle life, charge profile precision, and regulatory compliance (particularly CE marking and UN38.3) take precedence over pure energy density.

The company’s domestic footprint and French-language technical support make it an accessible option for smaller OEMs and integrators who prefer close geographic proximity to their battery supplier. While easyLi does not operate at the gigawatt-hour scale of the majors profiled above, it fills an important niche in the French market for companies needing a technically capable, locally engaged partner for custom-format industrial battery programs.

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If you are evaluating EV battery pack suppliers for your next vehicle program, prototype build, or fleet electrification project, LEAPENERGY—distributed globally by HIITIO—is worth a serious look. As the only battery supplier holding both UL 2580 and ISO 26262 dual certification, LEAPENERGY brings automotive-grade safety standards to every program. Its third-generation CTC 2.0 battery packs support 400V and 800V architectures for passenger cars, REEVs, and PHEVs, with full BMS customization, IP67 protection, and sample delivery in as little as 3–4 weeks.

Backed by 18 AI-powered automated production lines and annual capacity scaling toward 950,000 units, LEAPENERGY can support both development programs and high-volume production schedules. Whether you need a standard pack adapted to your platform or a fully custom battery solution engineered to your specifications, the team at HIITIO is ready to discuss your requirements. Visit https://leap.hiitio.com/ to explore the full product range, or reach out directly to request a quote within 24 hours.