The government wants Tesla "I want you to change old nuclear power plant to automobile factory"

ByRobert S

A new electric car just releasedModel 3"ButPopularityTesla received the request from the French government to request "to change old nuclear power plants to automobile plants"Ars TechnicaIt is clarified by report of.

France wants Tesla to transform its old nuclear plant into an auto factory | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/04/france-wants-tesla-to-transform-its-old-nuclear-plant-into-an-auto-factory/


I will serve as Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the French governmentSegorole RoyaleHe said that his best idea on the reuse of old nuclear power plants located northeast of France is to turn the facility into a Tesla electric vehicle factory. This "old nuclear power plant" is located in Fesen Ieum in Au-Land Province, near the border between France and GermanyFesen Eym Nuclear Power PlantIt refers to that.

This was revealed during a press conference held on April 5, 2016, during which the Minister Segolene said, "Although many people predict the outage of nuclear power plants, In order to do, we need to propose something new (hiring), that is, we need to give hope to the area, and my idea is to attract Tesla's factory here. "" We are Fesen Eye Nuclear Power If it is possible to announce that it is possible to stop another place and build another new thing on this land, that is a wonderful thing, "he said, revealing that the French government is about to attract Tesla's electric vehicle factory as the nuclear plant site It was. In addition, Minister Segolene has revealed that he met talks with Ellon Mask, Tesla, and said, "I say" I have secured the land for you to Fesen Eye, "even if he hears this I did not say no. "

BySam Felder

Fessen Eye Nuclear Power Plant began operation in 1978, and even as of 2016 it is driven by the EDF of the energy development company. Fessen Eye Nuclear Power Plant is the oldest nuclear power plant currently operating in France, but after the nuclear accident that occurred in Fukushima in 2011, the French government will use the nuclear power plant It is decided to stop it in 2017.

However, many people are against the suspension of the nuclear plant. This is because nuclear plants produce about 2,000 jobs, which is an indispensable source of work for people working in the region. In addition, France sometimes relies on electricity generated by nuclear power plants 75% of electricity now. However, the French government aims to reduce this share to about 50% by 2025, and it is a German news organization that it is not a problem to replace nuclear power plant with Tesla's automobile factoryDeutsche WelleI'm reporting.


Tesla already owns a car factory in the Netherlands to assemble "Model S". However, due to the strong performance of "Model 3" just announced, Mask CEO "FremontBecause capacity is on the limit, we need to build a new factory in Europe to answer long-term demand. " However, it seems that the tweet has already been deleted.

Furthermore, Tesla spokesperson commented "I am not planning to open a factory in Europe at the moment," Ars Technica commented.