China, the world's biggest car market, sold over 1.3 million
electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles last year. China's
regulators are adding rules on recycling of key EV components to
save materials and protect the environment.
The document also said Tesla will add manufacturing capacities
for car structures and electric motor controllers. It did not
put detailed figures of its manufacturing capacities.
Tesla, which is making electric Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, is
expanding manufacturing capacity of EV components to localise
the supply chain. It also added a factory to make EV chargers in
Shanghai last year.
Tesla, which said on its website that materials in a Tesla car's
battery are recoverable and recyclable, did not immediately
respond to a request for comment.
Tesla sold more than 35,000 locally-made vehicles last month in
China and is exporting China-made cars to Europe.
(Reporting by Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe; editing by Emelia
Sithole-Matarise)
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