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2022-09-24 21:11:22
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In April, Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk expressed his dissatisfaction with partner Panasonic. Panasonic's battery production line at Tesla's Nevada battery plant has been constraining Model 3 production, he said.
Panasonic has been Tesla's only battery supplier since its inception, aside from being excluded from the short-lived Tesla Roadster 3.0 battery replacement program, but things are changing rapidly now that Panasonic may no longer be the special Sla's only battery supplier.
In August, people familiar with the matter said that Tesla had reached a battery supply agreement with LG Chem, the world's second-largest lithium-ion battery maker, that will initially be used in the Model 3 produced at the Shanghai Gigafactory and later in the Model Y. .
Earlier this month, people familiar with the matter said that Tesla had reached a preliminary agreement with CATL. As early as next year, CATL will be the battery supplier for Tesla electric cars made in China. The two companies are expected to sign the battery supply agreement by mid-2020,media said.