The opening of the $200 million Megapack battery plant in Shanghai highlights Elon Musk’s unusual position as Tesla CEO and Trump administration adviser.

Tesla opens $200m battery factory in China despite trade war tensions - Tesla opens first energy storage gigafactory outside the US

After nine months of construction, Tesla's Megapack battery factory in Shanghai went into operation on February 11, with significant importance for both the US-based electric carmaker and China's massive energy storage industry. The launch of the new plant was a bright spot in a week of woes for Tesla.

Tesla's newest battery factory in Shanghai, which will produce Megapack batteries, officially began production on Tuesday,1, Azernews reports.

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,

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

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.