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Tesla offered French nuke site for factory, report says

Fessenheim is France's oldest operational nuclear power plant and is located 1.5km (0.93 miles) from the German border and 40km (25 miles) from Switzerland. (Reuters)
April 06, 2016 05:00 AM

PARIS (Reuters) -- French Energy Minister Segolene Royal has suggested to Tesla founder Elon Musk that he build an electric car factory on the site of France's oldest nuclear reactor after it closes at the end of the year, the news agency AFP reported.

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