A Tesla car has its batteries recharged. - Bloomberg
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has confirmed that officials were “still talking” with automaker Tesla Inc amid reports that the American company has expressed an interest in building a battery factory in Indonesia, which has been vocal about its strong ambition to become an electric vehicle (EV) powerhouse.
High-ranking officials announced in late February that the government and state-owned enterprises (SOE) had started plans for a factory that could be used to either power EVs or energy storage systems (ESS), a complementary technology to solar photovoltaics and wind turbines.
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