Tesla’s Indonesian Connection — What’s Going On?
While Elon Musk's meetings with Indonesian officials and President Widodo have been publicly announced, the real plans for the country are still a well-kept secret
On May 14th, Elon Musk met Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica (Texas). The first public meeting between the head of Tesla and the head of the Indonesian government was a very friendly encounter to talk about technology and innovation. Further declarations were unleashed in which Indonesia’s President said that Tesla’s team was moving very fast and that they had already visited several nickel processing plants in the country. Also announced that Elon Musk would be in Indonesia later this year, in November.
The interest in this country comes after Tesla had to leave India supposedly because they couldn’t reach an agreement regarding import tariffs.
A new battery and vehicle plant
According to Indonesia’s Head of Investment, Tesla has agreed to build a new battery and electric vehicle factory in the country. Local media “Benar News” reported:
Tesla agreed to build a battery and electric vehicle plant at an industrial complex in Central…
