Nissan will follow alliance 2020 plans by purchasing batteries for its future electric cars instead of exclusively building its own , CEO Carlos Ghosn said in a Wall ##tech Journal interview published on Friday . Nissan is likely to use cheaper Chem batteries , Ghosn said : " We have opened to competition our battery makers in order to make sure we have the best batteries ... For the moment , we consider that the best battery maker is LG . "
Nissan may follow alliance partner Renault by purchasing batteries for its future electric cars instead of exclusively building its own, CEO Carlos Ghosn said in a Wall Street Journal interview published on Friday. Nissan is likely to use LG Chem batteries, Ghosn said: "We have opened to competition our battery business in order to make sure we have the best batteries...For the moment, we consider that the best battery maker is LG."