DutchNews, November
30, 2016
The Netherlands is actively
putting itself forward as the location for a new $5bn European battery factory
for US electric car producer Tesla, economic affairs minister Henk Kamp
confirmed in a letter to parliament.
Tesla announced plans for the
‘gigafactory’ in early November without indicating its location.
Tesla has had
a spare parts and distribution centre in Tilburg since 2013 and a final
assembly plant was added last year. Many car industry suppliers are located in
the area. The projected car battery
factory would create 6,000 to 10,000 new jobs, the Financieele Dagblad reported
on Wednesday.
In his briefing, Kamp said the factory would contribute to the
further expansion of the Dutch position in the electric car sector. He said the
Netherlands was attractive to Tesla for a number of reasons including its good
modern industrial policy, fiscal facilities which support innovation,
accessible financing and eased regulations.
Good location
Kamp added that the Netherlands
was ideally positioned for electric transport: ‘The short distances and the
heavily populated Randstad western urban region make the country especially
suited to electric transport.’ Tesla founder and chairman Elon Musk has said
production should be close to the customer.
There is much support for the
project on the local level. Brabant province is being pressed by council
members to exploit its ‘excellent position’. They argue the plant would provide
many new jobs. Kamp said it was premature to put a price of the plant or to determine how
many jobs would be added if the Netherlands won the project.
In early November,
Tesla’s Musk only said that the company is going to make considerable
investment in Europe.
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