Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, broke ground on its second battery plant in Kamenz, Germany today. The new plant signals an effort to increase the efficiency of battery production as Mercedes-Benz prepares to introduce a slew of EVs over the next several years. Scheduled to begin operation in mid-2018, the plant will quadruple the production and logistics area in Kamenz to a total of 80,000…