Musk eyeing Teesside?

I assume this has been posted but thought it deserves its own thread.

Apparently Elon was back in Teesside this week as he eyes up another gigafactory site, while enroute to his new Berlin plant.

He has made several trips over the past year.

He will almost certainly be aware of Peak Resources Refinery plans.

Nissan is also scouting a UK site for their EV Gigafactory

UK plans to halt all petrol and diesel cars by 2030

"Elon Musk's influence continues as the businessman's brief visit to the UK sent the rumour wheel spinning that he's considering opening a Tesla "gigafactory" in Britain. The Tesla (TSLA) boss's trip coincided with reports the UK government is searching for a site for an unknown project, according to the Telegraph. Regional authorities – including those in Teesside and the West Midlands – were given an unusually short 48 hours to prepare bids for a 250-hectare site, without being told what company the bid was for, according to the newspaper. Car firms and the UK government have been calling for an electric battery gigafactory since last February's announcement that the sale of diesel, petrol and hybrid cars will be banned in the UK from 2035."

The rumor mill is in full swing;

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-uk-visit-tesla-factory-speculation-134159130.html

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-ceo-elon-musks-visit-to-uk-causes-rumors-of-a-new-gigafactory

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/21/WS60a71224a31024ad0bac079f.html

https://www.dailyadvent.com/gb/news/7d684c33d84773a2c1e138abf37c2980-Teessides-message-to-Musk-as-billionaire-eyes-UK-gigafactory-sites

https://www.driving.co.uk/news/business/elon-musk-luton-visit-intensifies-rumours-uk-gigafactory/

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/bring-tesla-to-teesside-ben-houchen-tells-elon-musk/ar-AAKcTDg

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-gigafactory-uk-elon-musk-england-flight-rumors/