Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed his interest in France, announcing the upcoming project “important” was in the country “very likely”. however, he did not confirm the location of the plant desired by Emmanuel Macronduring an interview broadcast Monday on France 2.

On the same day, the billionaire met with Emmanuel Macron, for the third time in several months. The French president hopes to convince him to set up a Tesla battery factory in France.

In which sector will Tesla invest in France?

During the Choose France summit in mid-May in Versailles, the billionaire already promised that Tesla would be “significant investments in France”but a few days later, the Iberian media said that Tesla would rather focus its investment around a European plant in Spain than in the “Battery Valley” located in northern France.

at this moment nothing is finalized about this second European gigafactoryalmost four years after Berlin was chosen for the first electric car manufacturer’s plant in Europe.

“France is the second European economy, there are many talents in France”emphasized the CEO of Twitter and Space X. He also noted Paris, the capital of France, which is “very nice city” and is a traction factor.

Elon Musk for the “protectionist” bonus

When asked about the possibility of seeing in France an environmental bonus for the purchase of an electric car, reserved for the long term for cars made in Europe, Elon Musk answered positivelystating that “It was good to localize production”.

“It is better for the environment to produce locally”, he said. At the same time, he emphasized that electric cars should be autonomous in the long term, independent of subsidies. According to him, “subsidies won’t last forever”.