It is time to make contact with Elon Musk and invite him to consider building a mega factory in New Zealand. There has been talk about a new mega factory in Australia but look at the advantages in New Zealand. In no particular order:::
1/ With the closing of TY Point, a huge amount of green electricity becomes available. Right from the first cars produced, their manufacture will be carbon free.
2/ Due to our almost unique success, worldwide, with Covid 19, New Zealand has become hugely attractive to top people all over the world who see us, not only as a safe haven but also as a country with an effective, caring government. The message was made even stronger with our government's response to the mosque shooting. Contrast this with the USA, the UK or Aus.
3/ Invercargle already has port facilities which were used for shipping in bauxite and shipping out Aluminum. Shipping by sea is cheap so our distance from potential markets for Tesla vehicles is of very little importance.
4/ Invercargle needs an industry to replace the jobs lost by the closure of TY point. The local administration will be very open to the establishment of a new industry.
5/ Tesla is uniquely capable of storing energy as demonstrated by the Hornsdale mega battery. Not only has this mega battery had an amazing pay off period of 3 years but it has stabilized the local grid with respect to voltage and frequency fluctuation. Having Tesla in Invercargle with a large electrical storage capacity would have the same effect for the local grid.
6/ Having Tesla in Invercargle with battery storage would make any wind farms, existing or new and any solar electric facilities more financially viable since it would no longer be necessary to feather the turbines when more power is being produced than needed or waste power produced by photo-voltaics.
Nothing ventured - nothing gained. Worth a try. I think the idea might just ring a bell with Elon.
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