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Tesla to Build New Energy Storage Factory in China

The new facility in Shanghai will not build auto parts, but instead focus on energy-storage batteries for public and corporate infrastructure.
Tesla to Build New Energy Storage Factory in China
Workers chat under an umbrella outside the Tesla showroom in Beijing, China, on May 30, 2023. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Electric car manufacturer Tesla is moving forward with a controversial plan to build a new battery factory in China.

The new facility in Shanghai will not build auto parts but instead focus on energy-storage batteries for public and corporate infrastructure, according to Chinese state-owned media.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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