Tesla invited to establish a "research hub" in Canberra
The government in the Australian Capital Territory is pitching to Tesla in the hopes that the firm will consider establishing a research hub in Canberra. Local reports today state that Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, met with Tesla executives last week at the company's headquarters in California, for what has been described as a “productive meeting”. Mr Barr wants the company to set up a research and development presence in Canberra, highlighting the city's investment in renewables. Apparently, Mr. Barr used the example of Canberra’s recent regulation of Uber to demonstrate the city’s “ability to encourage innovation through regulatory reform…”

"The ACT government would welcome a major company associated with the renewable energy industry and if it were committed to investing in local education and research, that would be icing on the cake," he said.