Elon Musk also floated the idea of creating an educational institution that would hold a significant portion of his voting power as part of Tesla's board
Tesla entered talks to build a gigafactory in India a year ago, but the plans were put on hold after the Indian government refused to lower import taxes .
Sweden-based battery company Northvolt decided to move forward with a plan to construct a factory in Germany as long as government financial support is available. In addition, China-based Eve Energy secured land in Malaysia last week to expand battery production in the country.