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Tesla’s Elon Musk considering building EV plant in Indonesia: official

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It appears that Indonesia has every intention to get investments from Elon Musk’s biggest companies. On the heels of the CEO’s visit to Indonesia for Starlink’s official launch, coordinating minister of investment Luhut Pandjaitan stated that Musk is also considering a potential electric vehicle plant in the country. We made an offer.

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State-owned Indonesia Battery Holding to help build integrated EV industry in Indonesia; role of nickel

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In Indonesia, state miners MIND ID (Mining Industry Indonesia) and Aneka Tambang (ANTAM); state utility Perusahan Listrik Negara (PLN); and state oil company Pertamina have agreed to form a new venture: Indonesia Battery Holding.

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Benchmark Minerals: Indonesia set for five-fold increase in battery nickel supply

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Supply of nickel intermediate MHP from Indonesia for batteries is set to rise five-fold this year, according to Benchmark Minerals’ Nickel Forecast. Huayue Nickel Cobalt is a significant strategic project to build an integrated industrial chain of new-energy lithium battery materials.

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Tesla is again rumored to be near deal to build factory in Indonesia

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Tesla is again rumored to be nearing a deal to build a factory in Indonesia, which would secure a lot of nickel supply for the automaker. The post Tesla is again rumored to be near deal to build factory in Indonesia appeared first on Electrek.

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Elon Musk shares insights during World Water Forum in Indonesia

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Elon Musk spoke at the World Water Forum in Indonesia this week, following a trip to the country in which he debuted SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet. Following the debut of Starlink in Indonesia on Sunday, Musk spoke at the World Water Forum in Bali on Monday, sharing a few insights on solving the water crisis.

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Tesla aims to build battery and EV plant in Indonesia

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According to Indonesia’s Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, Tesla agreed to build a battery and EV plan in Indonesia following Elon Musk’s meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo last weekend. God willing, Tesla will enter Indonesia this year,” said Bahlil in Jakarta. But I can’t announce the month yet.

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Hyundai and LG open first EV battery cell plant in Indonesia to power up affordable EVs

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Hyundai opened the first EV battery cell plant in Indonesia with LG Energy Solution as it builds out its global supply chain. The plant will supply cells for over 150,000 competitively-priced Hyundai and Kia EVs, starting with the new Kona Electric.

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