Rumor: CATL To Build 80 GWh Battery Plant In Shanghai
Jun 03, 2021 at 9:21am ET
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According to
Reuters's exclusive report, based on unofficial sources, CATL plans to build a large EV battery plant in Shanghai. The location suggests that Tesla will be the main customer.
The manufacturing output will be 80 GWh of cells annually, which is more than CATL's 69.1 GWh currently installed capacity and 77.5 GWh under construction.
80 GWh is a big number, enough for 800,000 cars with 100 kWh battery packs or more if the packs are smaller.
Reuters says that CATL would like to become the largest battery supplier to Tesla (bigger than the others combined), including energy storage systems: