12 April 2021PatentsAlex Baldwin

LG and SK settle EV battery dispute

LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation have resolved a multibillion dollar trade secrets dispute over electric vehicle (EV) batteries, sidestepping a USITC decision that would have barred SK from importing its batteries into the US.

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