LG Energy Solution opens US battery hub serving Toyota and Tesla

Technology$2bn Michigan plant pivots toward storage systems as EV growth slowsThe new LG Energy Solution facility in Lansing, Michigan, will make primarily battery cells for LG Energy Solution Vertech. (Source photos by LG Energy Solution)PAK YIUAugust 19, 2026 02:33 JSTLANSING, Michigan -- LG Energy Solution opened a roughly $2 billion lithium-ion battery plant here Tuesday, half a year later than planned after U.S. electric-vehicle demand slowed.