Tesla is expanding ties with South Korea's LG Energy Solution, striking a deal to buy $4.3 billion worth of battery cells for energy storage systems that will be made in Lansing, Michigan. The plant was formerly developed for a joint venture between LG and General Motors before the automaker decided to retreat from that initiative in late-2024, selling its stake to LG as part of a pullback in the automaker's electric vehicle investments. While Tesla still makes most of its revenue from EVs, the