Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is rumoured to have visited Britain this week amid a government search for a site to build a huge electric car factory.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is on the hunt for a location for a vehicle research, development and manufacturing "gigafactory", it is understood.
Officials are looking to secure around four million sq ft of industrial space for a mammoth plant, according to Property Week.
The trade publication also revealed that clean energy and car company Tesla is linked to the search - of which Mr Musk, 48, is the co-founder and CEO.
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