SpaceX reportedly signs battery supply agreement with LG

Update: 6:16 p.m. ET: LG Energy Solution has told Teslarati the original report from Business Korea was inaccurate. The story has been updated to reflect this.

A story in Business Korea claimed LGES’ contract with SpaceX will reportedly supply batteries for the aerospace company’s Starship rocket and its trip to Mars. According to news floating in South Korea’s battery industry, LGES signed a contract to supply SpaceX with cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for Starship.

An LGES rep contacted us today and said:

“We cannot confirm anything related to our customers.”

LGES has supplied batteries to Tesla for a long time. In fact, LGES is producing 4680 cells for Tesla.

The South Korean battery supplier has previously worked with NASA, giving it experience in aerospace. LGES provided lithium-ion batteries for NASA’s space exploration suits in 2016.

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