Yet, there were some doubts regarding Tesla’s ability to construct in the area; when Monterrey had acute water shortages in 2022, President López Obrador stated that the government would not provide licences for water-hungry enterprises. Tesla was given an exemption after a series of phone talks with Elon Musk. “There is one pledge that all of the water used in the construction of electric autos would be recycled water,” López Obrador said of the call, adding that the facility would represent “a significant investment and many, many employment.”
