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Tesla, LG Energy Solutions Partner to Launch Battery Cell Manufacturing Plant in Lansing
The $4.3 billion plant will produce lithium-iron-phosphate cells to support Tesla's Megapack 3 and reduce reliance on Chinese imports, addressing $200 million in tariff costs.
- Tesla Inc. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will build a $4.3 billion battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, to supply the carmaker's Megapack energy storage systems.
- President Donald Trump's administration cited the deal as part of Indo-Pacific energy security cooperation, helping Tesla reduce reliance on Chinese-made LFP imports amid tariff pressures.
- Scheduled to begin production next year, the facility will have an annual capacity of 50 GWh, repurposing space originally planned for EV battery manufacturing.
- Surging demand from AI-driven data centers drives the strategy, as BloombergNEF projects demand will double from 2024 to 78 Gwh by 2035.
- LG Energy Solution aims to raise ESS cell output to more than 60 Gwh this year, with the company citing the phaseout of EV subsidies as a factor driving the shift.
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Lansing plant built for EVs will supply Tesla grid storage batteries
LG Energy Solution has inked a $4.3 billion deal to make lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells for Tesla at the site. It’s the latest shift among many as faltering EV demand and surging electricity demand prompt EV battery plants to retool their production lines for a new use.
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