CATL has been in talks with Tesla officials about the required specifications for the batteries, according to the Bloomberg report, which added that there was no guarantee that an agreement would be reached. (https://bloom.bg/2J2Uix6)

In January, sources told Reuters that Tesla had signed a preliminary agreement with China's Tianjin Lishen to supply batteries for its new Shanghai car factory.

Tesla declined to comment and CATL did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.

(Reporting by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru and Yilei Sun in Beijing; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)

Stocks treated in this article : Tesla, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd