Tesla and LG Vitality Answer are partnering collectively on a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) prismatic battery cell manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. The cells, which ought to begin coming off the strains in 2027, will energy Tesla’s Megapack 3 battery vitality storage programs that will likely be assembled in Houston, Texas.
The Lansing website was beforehand a joint-venture between LGES and Common Motors for EV battery production. GM offered its stake to LGES in early 2025, and the nearly-completed manufacturing facility shifted to LGES possession. The Dept. of the Inside confirmed yesterday that the brand new Tesla-LGES partnership will spend $4.3 billion on the Lansing website.
As soon as the prismatic manufacturing facility comes on-line, it’s assumed that LGES would be the first international battery producer to supply all three kind elements: pouch, cylindrical, prismatic. Prismatic battery cells characteristic a flat, rectangular form with a inflexible enclosure, which permits for space-efficient packaging inside battery modules and packs, the company says.
Solar Power World visited the LGES pouch-based LFP manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan, final yr.
The Tesla facility outdoors Houston is throughout the similar industrial park that hosts the Sirius PV and Waaree solar panel assembly sites.
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