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Panasonic a Japanese company is already one of the major producers of batteries in the world and they produce a good number of those in Japan. They supply Tesl
by pmorici 3y ago
Panasonic a Japanese company is already one of the major producers of batteries in the world and they produce a good number of those in Japan. They supply Tesla Model S and X batteries from their Japanese factories for example.
- dragonsh 3y agoMost Japanese manufacturers are small and many parts of battery and battery cell supply depends on China. Japan lost the battery battle so want to use something else. Tesla’s largest battery supplier is Chinese CATL[0]. So in EV Japan is a minor player, if not for US sanctions Chinese EV makers would have overtaken Tesla as well, but which they will give them some time. [0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-11/china-s-catl-byd-dominate-ev-battery-market-as-demand-grows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-11/china-s-c...