LOS ANGELES -- Faraday Future, the mysterious upstart that is yet to show exactly what kind of production electric car it is building, has chosen a battery supplier. Faraday, based in a Los Angeles suburb, said Monday that it now has a partnership with LG Chem to make lithium-ion battery cells. LG Chem is well known in the automotive community, having supplied batteries for more than 20 automakers worldwide. "LG Chem worked closely with Faraday Future to develop a tailored cell chemistry to optimize the range and safety of our mass production battery hardware," said Tom Wessner, vice president of global supply chain for Faraday Future, in a statement. The batteries will be tucked into what Faraday calls its "variable platform architecture," meaning its chassis and assembly line are being configured to handle multiple kinds of vehicles, and ones of different sizes. It says it will be able to handle vehicles with either a single motor, or two — one front and one rear. It will speed up the production process. Faraday Future signed a deal to build a factory near Las Vegas.
Secretive electric-vehicle start-up Faraday Future has partnered with battery-manufacturer LG Chem to create lithium-ion battery cells for use in its vehicles. The batteries will be placed in Faraday’s “variable platform architecture”, which means it can be included in a range of vehicle types and sizes. The battery can power vehicles with one or two motors.