Reuters claims that Tesla has signed with China’s Ningbo Ronbay New Energy and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing to help it trim material costs as it ramps production on its new 4680 battery cell. It has also signed a deal with Korea’s L&F Co to supply high nickel cathodes which will increase the battery’s energy density even further. Renewables leader Statkraft said it will incite new shareholders into its EV charging operator Mer, so that it can stick to aggressive growth plans. It has engaged Carnegie and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken as financial advisors for this process. Mer has 300 staff and 35,000 charging points across Europe. GE told investors this week that it will launch a 17 MW to 18 MW…