Tesla reaches five-year lithium deal with Chinese supplier Tesla reaches five-year lithium deal with Chinese supplier December 29, 2020 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Yahua, which is based in southwest China’s Sichuan province, did not provide tonnage figures but, in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, put the total value of the contract at between $630 million and $880 million over 2021-25.