The headquarters of CATL, China’s fastest growing battery maker, lie on the edge of the city of Ningde, a stone’s throw from ponds where farmers raise carp and a street of cheap noodle restaurants and vehicle repair shops frequented by migrant workers. Inside the vast factory, battery parts move silently on automated conveyor belts. Signs on the walls encourage workers not to waste materials or time, or indulge in “unnecessary bending” for their own safety.
中國增長速度最快的電池制造商——寧德時代新能源科技股份有限公司(CATL)的總部坐落于寧德市的邊緣,距這里不遠處便是魚塘和一條街道,街上遍布農民工經常光顧的廉價面館和修車鋪。在這座龐大工廠內部,電池部件在自動傳送帶上默默地移動。墻上的標語鼓勵工人不要浪費材料和時間,為了他們的安全起見,也不要沉迷于“不必要的彎曲”。