Telsa boss Elon Musk to explore opportunities in Guyana
President Ali in discussion with Tesla boss Elon Musk
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday held virtual discussions with the founder of Space X and Tesla, tech giant Elon Musk.
A post on the President’s FB page has said “Discussions focused on the advancement of Guyana’s economy, particularly in the areas of innovation and technology, and the opportunities that exist in the respective sectors.”
Musk, according to Ali’s social media page, congratulated the President on the impressive rate of progress and development in Guyana. “He said that his team will examine any potential opportunities.”
Director of Presidential Affairs, Marcia Nadir-Sharma, was also part of the meeting.
Tesla Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. It designs, manufactures and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services.
In 2008, the company began production of its first car model, the Roadster sports car, followed by the Model S sedan in 2012, the Model X SUV in 2015, and the latest Cybertruck pickup truck in 2023.
Guyana has been promoting the development of e-mobility, demonstrating potential business opportunities in the electric mobility industry, and signalling the market’s readiness for an electric mobility future.
More so, in keeping with the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030, the Government of Guyana aims to foster the development of an electric vehicle industry to substitute fossil fuels with electricity. The key to this transition lies in developing a robust infrastructure that can locally support electric vehicle charging.
In support of this policy objective, charging stations have been installed at Amazonia Mall in Providence, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at Timehri, the Giftland Mall on the East Coast of Demerara, Little Rock Suites in New Amsterdam, S&R Parking Lot in Parika, and outside of the GEA’s Office on Quamina Street, Georgetown.
