Tesla boss Elon Musk said his company was close to opening a representative office in Russia. However, she would not only have to sell electric cars here, but also produce them. According to him, the company is looking for other locations for its plants.
Tesla already has operating plants in the US and China, is building another plant in Austin, Texas, and is building a European factory near Berlin. As in Texas, the company would like to produce in Germany this year as well. However, construction near Berlin, where Models 3 and Y and battery cells will be built, is complicated by the official permits required to complete the construction.
But Musk looks away. “I think we are close to entering the Russian market, and I think it will be great. In time, we will have factories in other parts of the world and maybe one day in Russia,” he said via video bridge at a conference in Moscow. That was supposed to be according to Bloombergu as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to rebuild the Soviet Union’s Znanije educational organization.
“There is a lot of talent and energy in Russia,” Musk said. “I hope that the energy will last for the future and I urge everyone to use it to make the future better than the past. You should be optimistic,” he added.
Elon Musk calls for a better dialogue between Washington and Moscow. He appeared at the conference three months after calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate through the Clubhouse social network.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he hoped there would be a mutual conversation, but that no preparations for the meeting were underway. When the Russian presidential office responded to Musk’s February offer with a request for further details, the head of Tesla was already did not answer.
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