Asian Tech Press (Nov 08) -- According to media reports, Tesla plans to build a battery equipment factory in Canada to prepare for the mass production of 4680 batteries.

Tesla plans to build a battery equipment factory in Markham, Ontario, Canada, the city's mayor, Frank Scarpitti, announced.

Frank Scarpitti also revealed that the battery equipment plant Tesla plans to build in Markham, Tesla's first manufacturing plant in Canada will produce advanced manufacturing equipment to produce batteries in Tesla's global super plants.

Tesla's Canadian battery equipment plant will produce the equipment used to produce the 4680 battery.