More from The Telegraph today on the possibility of a UK gigafactory
Bring Tesla to Teesside, Ben Houchen tells Elon Musk
Teesside mayor tells the tycoon his region would host a new factory for the electric car manufacturer "in a flash"
Issuing a Twitter plea to the US tech tycoon after The Telegraph revealed growing speculation that Mr Musk could seek to build a UK factory, Mr Houchen said: "Hartlepool and the Tees Valley still stand ready to deliver a new Gigafactory - Just say the word."
Mr Houchen is already overseeing the biggest regeneration project in the UK across 4,500 acres of land, including the former SSI steelworks, in a region set to become Britain's largest freeport.