The Chinese cells are LFP cells, and yes those will be assembled into batteries in the USA when they are in the USA.
But Tesla still has the most American made car in the USA, and doesnt even use the LFP batteries in American cars right now due to tarrifs. Theyre using cells made at the Nevada plant, the Austin plant, and cells from LG, Samsung and Panasonic likely from outside USA, so SK and Japan.
“Assembled in USA” type of thing eh?
The Chinese cells are LFP cells, and yes those will be assembled into batteries in the USA when they are in the USA.
But Tesla still has the most American made car in the USA, and doesnt even use the LFP batteries in American cars right now due to tarrifs. Theyre using cells made at the Nevada plant, the Austin plant, and cells from LG, Samsung and Panasonic likely from outside USA, so SK and Japan.
https://www.cars.com/american-made-index/
Edit: and Nevada was, and still might be the largest cell producer in the USA
As if Teslas weren’t scary enough.