Tesla Bid to Become UK Electricity Supplier Faces Opposition

Ofgem receives 18,000 objections over Elon Musk's bid to become UK energy supplier

Elon Musk continues to cut an extremely unpopular figure in the UK, with thousands of Brits rejecting his latest 'power grab'.

Tesla bid to become UK electricity supplier faces opposition

: LibDem leader Sir Ed Davey calls Elon Musk a threat to national security

Ed Davey says Elon Musk shouldn't access to UK energy for 'security reasons'

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has warned that Elon Musk’s Tesla should have its application to supply energy to the UK blocked. Last month, Tesla applied to Ofgem for a licence to supply gas and electricity to homes in the UK. However, Davey has written to secretary of state for energy, Ed Miliband, to block the company on security grounds. In the letter, Davey wrote to ensure that “vital infrastructure” is not: handed over to an individual w…

Elon Musk's latest Tesla project slammed by Ed Davey over 'national security concerns' - 'He's no friend of the UK!'

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for Elon Musk's Tesla Energy plans to be blocked under "national security concerns"