South Korean Government Urges Car Firms to Disclose Battery Info, Tesla Korea Responds

TapTechNews August 16th news, the South Korean government suggested this week that car companies make public battery information, and Tesla Korea announced the list of electric vehicle battery supply companies on the car recall center website.

The list shows that the batteries used by Model 3 and Model Y come from CATL, Panasonic, and LG New Energy; Model X and Model S use batteries from Panasonic.

According to TapTechNews' previous report, Mercedes-Benz and BMW also disclosed battery information on their South Korean official websites this week. BMW said that among the 11 models sold in South Korea, two use CATL, and the remaining nine use Samsung SDI battery cells.

Mercedes-Benz stated that the company purchases battery cells from multiple manufacturers, but all electric vehicle batteries are produced by a 100%-owned subsidiary. Its battery cells mainly come from SKon in South Korea, CATL in China, and Farasis, and older models use LG's battery cells.

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