Will Tesla Giga France Arrive? French President to Meet With Elon Musk

France is now trying to convince Elon Musk to pick the country for a new Tesla gigafactory.

(Photo : HEIKO JUNGE/NTB/AFP via Getty Images) French President Emmanuel Macron waves as he and his wife, Brigitte Macron, walk along a bridge with the Palace of Westminster in the background in London on September 18, 2022, on the eve of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

To discuss the possibility of this proposal, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would meet with the tech executive on Friday, June 16.

France has been convincing Tesla, as well as the Chinese EV giant BYD, to construct their electric car factories in the country.

This means that France aims to be one of the European countries where Tesla and other giant EV makers are investing their businesses in.

Will Tesla Giga France Arrive?

Of course, it would still depend on Elon Musk if he is effectively convinced by France to construct its next Tesla gigafactory in the country.

(Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California, on March 14, 2019. - Tesla introduced a new electric sports utility vehicle slightly bigger and more expensive than its Model 3, pitched as an electric car for the masses. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk showed off the "Model Y" late Thursday, March 14, 2019.

Reuters' reported that Macron will meet with Elon Musk for the second time in just over a month.

In their upcoming meeting, the French leader will try to promote the European country as a possible site for Tesla's next EV facility.

"We're going to talk about artificial intelligence, in which he is involved, social media, regulation framework... And then I'll also talk to him about cars, batteries, to promote French and European attractiveness," said Emmanuel.

Aside from the French president, France's Digital Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is also urging Tesla to invest in the country.

"It will be great to have a Tesla factory in France, there has been a lot of effort and energy to make sure this is possible and this can happen," said Barrot via CNBC.

France Threatening Twitter

As of writing, it is still too early to conclude if the Tesla Giga France will be constructed or not, especially since the country is threatening Twitter.

Previously, Barrot said that Elon Musk's Twitter could be banned in Europe if the social media platform doesn't comply with the EU Digital Services Act.

This is quite ironic since Barrot and the French president are trying to convince Twitter's owner to invest in the country.

But, since Tesla is different from Twitter, it is unclear if France's threat against the social media platform will affect the courtship made by the French government for the EV maker.

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