According to industry sources, LG Chemical, one of Tesla's Shanghai plant battery suppliers, has begun mass production of 2170 cells in its Nanjing plant, which will be used on Model 3 models. At present, the two sides have not confirmed this news.
Korean media THEELEC reports that LG Chem is producing NCM 811 batteries for Tesla, which is characterized by a nickel metal ratio of 80% or higher. Before signing a supply contract with Tesla, LG Chem used NCM 811 on electric buses, and the Model 3 will be the first electric car to use the battery made by LG.