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LG hopes to make advanced battery cells for Tesla in U.S. or Europe, report says

Tesla's European factory is due to open in the summer in Gruenheide near Berlin. (Axel Schmidt/REUTERS)
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March 10, 2021 07:48 AM

LG Energy Solution aims to build advanced battery cells for Tesla electric vehicles in 2023 and is considering potential production sites in the United States and Europe, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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