Nidec Corp., the world¡¯s top supplier of motors for everything from hard drives to power plants, is betting it can make a key component for Tesla Inc.¡¯s electric vehicles (EVs) cheaper and better than anyone else ¡ª possibly including its chief executive officer, Elon Musk.
¡°I very much want to have a top-level discussion with Elon Musk,¡± said Jun Seki, Nidec¡¯s president and chief operating officer, in an interview. Without an outside partner, Tesla won¡¯t be able to achieve Musk¡¯s goal of producing 20 million EVs a year by 2030, he said.
It¡¯s an audacious overture to a company that flirted last week with being the world¡¯s most valuable, making Musk the richest man, but Nidec isn¡¯t just any ordinary parts supplier.
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