Italian Minister: Musk is an innovative genius. Italy opens the door to Tesla electric cars.
According to the news on November 19, with the transformation of the automobile industry to electric vehicles, Tesla's value is more and more recognized. Therefore, it is not surprising that Tesla received an invitation to set up factories in several countries. These countries include Indonesia, which is rich in nickel, and Italy, which recently issued an invitation.
Italy has many of the world's most iconic carmakers, such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati. Matteo Salvini, Italy's infrastructure and transport minister, said it would be great if Italy could also have a world-class manufacturer of electric cars.
The minister shared his thoughts at a webinar organized by the Italian newspaper Messenger. "I saw a picture of Elon Musk and he is really an innovative genius," he said. "I hope he can work more with Italy. I want to create a benchmark that can attract foreign investment and capital and become a reference for innovation."
Salvini pointed out that the Italian auto industry will benefit from the arrival of Tesla. He also attacked the challenges faced by Tesla's Berlin factory and said he knew Mr Musk had problems in Germany. Salvini said that if Tesla really invests in Italy, Italy will fully support the electric car maker.
"Unfortunately, the Italian car industry no longer exists. I still want to drive Italian cars, not German cars," he said. "so inviting Musk to invest in a factory in Italy is one of the goals we have set for ourselves. I know he has a problem in Germany and we are opening the door to him."
Tesla's development in Europe is currently being boosted by an increase in production by the Berlin super-factory. However, the project has always been plagued by protests from local environmental groups, and it took a long time for Tesla to get final approval. Since then, protests against the Berlin factory have persisted, and local environmental groups are still trying to stop the operation and expansion of the facility.
