CATL’s New Batteries Target American Pickups. They Could Be Made In The U.S.

• CATL says U.S. automakers have already tested its new batteries designed specifically for American pickups.
• CATL hasn’t disclosed the batteries’ specifications, production timeline, or which U.S. automakers tested them.
• Licensing could allow American companies to manufacture the batteries domestically.

Chinese battery giant CATL wants in on the American electric pickup market, and it has already developed batteries specifically for the job. Getting them into trucks, however, will be tricky and likely require American companies to manufacture them locally.