found a peter carlson used to be tesla's purchasing director now he's taking on asia's powerful competitors. in a very real way it's definitely a challenge i mean we're we're fighting against these lords large corporations. we do it with very very strong skills and with speed and that you know my experience from from my days at tesla is that you come a long way if you have the right people and you work with a sense of urgency and it's certainly urgent europe of all places home to the world's largest car makers there's barely any automobile battery production and the battery makes up a 3rd of a car's value the e.u. has been asleep at the wheel now it's responding with billions of euros in economic development aid 3 years ago but 3 production system in europe was nonexistent and i think it was very clear that people are very sore now not import only the batteries about the fee want to change the course they will very soon be importing electric cars so it would be really a danger for the whole european car industry. not fold once mass production here to begin in 2021 and a further plant is in