Tesla Puts China Supercharger Plant Into Production

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Bloomberg News / Feb 04, 2021 03:43 PM / Business & Tech

Tesla Inc. will start making superchargers in a newly built plant in Shanghai, the American electric automobile maker said in a statement on Wednesday.

The move marks Tesla’s latest effort to grow its business in the world’s most populated country. The 42-million-yuan ($6.5 million) plant will make up to 10,000 supercharger poles annually, the statement said.

China has built more than 410 charging stations for Tesla in 2020, the statement said.

Originally published by Bloomberg

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