Tesla's deal with CATL could be key to its future in China

CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun says he's building a partnership with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (BLOOMBERG/Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloombe)

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CHUNYING ZHANG, DAVID STRINGER and JOHN LIU

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Bloomberg

July 13, 2020 12:19 PM

Tesla Inc. needs to succeed in China if it wants to dominate the world of electric cars -- especially in a post-virus world. To do that, Elon Musk is turning to a battery engineer who once helped Apple Inc. extend the life of its MacBook laptops.

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