Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he’s contemplating South Korea to be one of many high candidates for funding throughout a video name with South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol on November 23 after the president requested for funding.
In line with South Korea’s presidential workplace, President Yoon had a video name with Musk on the twenty third the place he defined Korea’s world-class car trade ecosystem and funding situations, and requested for funding, conscious of Musk’s plan to construct a Gigafactory to supply electrical automobiles (EVs) in Asia.
Within the assembly, the president additionally mentioned he would reform unreasonable rules that hindered funding to fulfill world requirements and added that the federal government would proceed its effort to draw funding from high-tech corporations to boost the nation’s competitiveness.
In response, Musk expressed his willingness to spend money on Korean EV charging infrastructure and mentioned he would make the choice after reviewing funding situations in different international locations, together with labour high quality, expertise degree and manufacturing infrastructure.
Different governments together with Indonesia and India are additionally lobbying to win Tesla’s subsequent funding in EV manufacturing.
South Korea’s LG Power Resolution Ltd presently provides Tesla with batteries, as do Japan’s Panasonic Corp Holding and China’s Modern Amperex Know-how Co.
Yoon additionally requested for cooperation between SpaceX and Korean area corporations after praising the progressive achievements of SpaceX, which succeeded in recycling the world’s first orbital rocket.
