Mexico’s coveted Tesla site is missing out on the water > teslamag.de

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Mexico has been among the shortlisted candidates for the location of more Tesla giant factories for some time — an announcement of a site in the north of the country should be imminent at the end of 2022, and welcome posters for the electric car company have already been put up in the city of Monterrey (see image). But the president of Mexico seems to have other ideas. On Monday, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomed the settlement, which he obviously also counts on. But according to him, there is not enough water for Tesla in the previously favored Nuevo Leon.

Water brakes Tesla German factory

This brings back memories of the German Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin, where the local association warned early on that the water supply for the Tesla project was not guaranteed. Shortly before final approval last March, the issue was resolved for the time being with the state of Brandenburg allowing higher withdrawals. However, the association declared that it could not provide any additional water for the other expansion phases.

The situation in Nuevo León appears to be similar. Tesla’s planned settlement in Mexico welcomed President Lopez Obrador on Monday, calling it “extremely good news.” bnamericas reported. However, there are areas in the country that are already short of water, and Nuevo León is one of them. According to the report, Lopez Obrador confirmed that Tesla has not yet made a decision on this state. Soon he wants to talk to company representatives about the site’s problem.

The President prefers Gigafactory in the South

His foreign minister had already met with Tesla representatives last week, and then promised good news in the near future. According to previous information, it is possible to locate in the more central state of Hidalgo as well as Nuevo León. According to one A report from Reuters news agency The president wants investments primarily in the south of the country. Last year, his government managed to move a partially built brewery project from the north to the southeastern state of Veracruz, also against the backdrop of a water shortage. In Tesla, at least he said before construction began.