Tesla's Musk discusses vaccine project, car plant with German politicians
Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk leaves after a meeting with the leadership of the conservative CDU/CSU parliamentary group, among others parliamentary group leader of the Christian Democratic Union party Ralph Brinkhaus and German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2020. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS
BERLIN - Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Wednesday during a visit to Germany, coalition sources told Reuters. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur said in July Tesla was building “RNA microfactories” for coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac CVAC.O in Germany. Additionally, Tesla is building an electric car plant just outside Berlin.
Reporting by Andreas Rinke and Christian Krämer; writing by Thomas Seythal; editing by Riham Alkousaa
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