A worker walks past a battery factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology in Ningde in December 2016. Photo: Reuters A worker walks past a battery factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology in Ningde in December 2016. Photo: Reuters
A worker walks past a battery factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology in Ningde in December 2016. Photo: Reuters
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The battery billionaire who holds the key to Tesla’s future in China and Elon Musk’s global electric-car dominance

  • Zeng turns Amperex into a US$17 billion fortune from a US$30-a-month job with state-run company
  • His company will supply battery to Tesla’s Made-in-Shanghai electric vehicles from this month

Topic |   Tesla
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Updated: 3:27pm, 13 Jul, 2020

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A worker walks past a battery factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology in Ningde in December 2016. Photo: Reuters A worker walks past a battery factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology in Ningde in December 2016. Photo: Reuters
A worker walks past a battery factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology in Ningde in December 2016. Photo: Reuters
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