French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday mentioned he was “very hopeful” Tesla CEO Elon Musk will choose France for a considerable funding linked to the manufacturing of electrical autos in Europe.

Musk lately met French authorities officers, together with President Emmanuel Macron, as he explores choices for future manufacturing websites.

Requested whether or not an funding could possibly be linked to battery cells or different components of Tesla’s enterprise, Bruno Le Maire advised LCI tv “a number of choices are on the desk.”

“He (Musk) is aware of that he could be welcome in France”, Le Maire mentioned, including: “It is as much as him to take the choice.”