Storyline Tesla's Megafactory in Shanghai begins production of Megapack batteries (Voice_over) Tesla's new Megafactory, which produces energy storage products, officially went into production. The Shanghai facility is Tesla's first Megafactory outside the United States and marks another major investment in China following the Gigafactory Shanghai car manufacturing plant.

Tesla officially began the construction of the Shanghai megafactory in May, taking less than a year from the start of construction to commencing production.

US electric vehicle maker Tesla’s Megapack battery plant began production on Tuesday. Tesla’s Shanghai mega-factory in the Ling-gang Special Area started its operations with an opening ceremony, according to Tesla, which is owned by US billionaire and advisor to the US government Elon Musk.

American electric vehicle (EV) and battery storage giant Tesla has officially opened its Shanghai Megafactory in China, where it will produce its Megapack energy storage batteries and serve

Mass production began just eight months after construction started, Xinhua noted. The Shanghai facility follows Tesla’s first Gigafactory in the city, which was built in under a year in 2019.

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,

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