Tesla to open U.S. battery plant with equipment from China’s CATL

Tesla plant — The Tesla factory in Lathrop, California. (BLOOMBERG)

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Bloomberg

January 31, 2024 11:33 PM

Tesla Inc. will expand battery production in Nevada, opening a small facility using idle equipment from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.

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