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France Offers Nuclear Power Plant Site for Tesla EV Factory
France’s energy minister is floating the suggestion that Tesla Motors Inc. build an electric vehicle factory on the site of the country’s oldest nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to close at the end of this year.
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France’s energy minister is floating the suggestion that Tesla Motors Inc. build an electric vehicle factory on the site of the country’s oldest nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to close at the end of this year.
Tesla already assembles its electric Model S from kits at a facility in Tilburg, Netherlands. CEO Elon Musk said two years ago that Tesla would erect a full assembly plant in Europe when it achieves annual sales there of about 160,000 units.
In February Musk speculated such a factory might be located in Alsace because of its centralized location. France aims to shut down its Fessenheim nuclear plant there but faces pressure to preserve local jobs when it does.
The AFP news agency says French Energy Minister Segolene Royal mentioned the nuclear site to Musk. She is scheduled to meet with Tesla’s senior management at the end of next week to gauge interest in the notion.
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