A European tour is underway. The billionaire has met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emanuel Macron. This second meeting must have made a huge impression on the billionaire, because in a conversation with the billionaire he could not praise Macron. – cares about the future of France. He’s an intelligent man. He knows what’s important. Anyway, he’s doing his best for this country and I’m a fan myself. I know not everyone likes him that much, but I like him,” he said. As described by , Elon Musk appeared in France in connection with the Viva Tech conference, where he was supposed to “be treated like a rock star”. However, this is not disinterested sympathy on the part of . There are serious investments in the background.
France closest to Musk’s conviction?
Elon Musk is looking for a place to set up a second (first is located near Berlin) electric car factory on the Old Continent. So far it seemed to be Spain. However, Emmanuel Macron wants to convince the billionaire to set up a battery factory in France. A good place — would be the French territory of New Caledonia, which is a major producer of nickel and cobalt for electronics.. French Industry Minister Roland Lescure argued that “France is more attractive than ever”, although he admitted that “competition with other countries is extremely fierce, so we use all our strengths”. They are also to seek the construction of a factory in their country.
France overtook Spain and Italy?
The latest visit, however, may put France on the pole-position. Elon Musk told France 2 that “it is very likely that Tesla will do something very important in France in the coming years.” He also pointed out that France is the second largest economy in Europe and there are “a lot of talents” and “many people want to come to France, people from all over the world”. The billionaire also joked that the beauty and charm of Paris and France could be a factor in his choice of new location.
Source: Gazeta
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