Tesla in Thailand Electric Vehicle, Battery Factory Talks

US electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla is in talks with Thailand’s government over building a production facility in the country, an official from the prime minister’s office said on Monday.

The Thai government has offered Tesla, which conducted a site survey late last year, 100% green energy to run the facility that could produce EVs or batteries, Supakorn Congsomjit told reporters.

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Thailand is Southeast Asia’s largest car producer and exporter, and has ambitions to become the main EV production hub in the region.

The country has already drawn over $1.44 billion in investment commitments from Chinese EV producers.