According to The Korea Economic Daily, the contract between Tesla and LGES is worth $4.3 billion. LGES will begin supplying Tesla with cells next August through until at least the end of July 2030, with provisions to extend the contract if necessary.

The South Korean battery maker secured a deal to supply Tesla with lithium iron phosphate batteries for three years.

South Korea's LG Energy Solution has signed a $4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with energy storage system batteries, said a person familiar with the matter, as the U.S. company looks to reduce reliance on Chinese imports due to tariffs.

For a year, a Bloomberg reporter had driven past the site, watching as it slowly coalesced into a Jetson's spaceship of a drive-in. Now, finally, it was open.