(Newser) – Supply chain realities involving batteries have driven Tesla to consider building its own lithium hydroxide refining plant. The maker of electric vehicles has filed a notice with Texas saying that it's considering locations in Texas and Louisiana that have access to the Gulf Coast shipping channel. The company said that it hasn't decided whether to go ahead with the project but that if it does, construction on one Texas site could start late this year. Commercial operation could be going by late 2024, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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