LG’s $2 Billion lansing battery plant is now building cells
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GM walking away and LG backfilling with Toyota’s 2027 Highlander EV and Tesla’s Megapack 3 shows how fluid — and strategic — cell offtake is becoming. If you’re building anything that depends on specific chemistries or form factors, lock in multi-sourcing now rather than betting on any single OEM JV.
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