By Alimat Aliyeva Tesla's newest battery factory in Shanghai, which will produce Megapack batteries, officially began p

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has officially started production at its Shanghai battery megafactory, dedicated to manufacturing its high-capacity Megapack energy storage systems, according to Chinas state news agency,

After nine months of construction, Tesla's Megapack battery factory in Shanghai went into operation on February 11, with significant importance for both the US-based electric carmaker and China's massive energy storage industry. The launch of the new plant was a bright spot in a week of woes for Tesla.

As Tesla's first energy storage Megafactory outside the United States, the new Lin-gang plant only took nine months from groundbreaking, which took place in May 2024, to its official operation. This was three months faster than when Tesla's EV gigafactory in Lin-gang became operational in January 2020.

Tesla has officially started production at its battery megafactory in Shanghai, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. The facility, dedicated to manufacturing Tesla’s Megapack batteries, aims to strengthen the company’s position in the energy storage sector.

Tesla's battery megafactory in Shanghai, for manufacturing its megapack batteries, has launched production on Tuesday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua said.