This morning I received word from Tesla that they would be having an announcement this evening, and while details are a little sketchy right now and things differ depending on who you ask, it looks like Tesla and Toyota are teaming up to produce an electric car. According to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the partnership between Tesla and Toyota will take a Toyota model and electrify it.
This morning while speaking at an environmental event at Google HQ, the Governor said, "Today is a very exciting day for me because ... I am also going over to the Bay Area to talk about Tesla and Toyota forming a partnership, where they take one of the Toyota cars and make them electric," Schwarzenegger said.
"And again, they're going to do that here in California," he added. "Because in California, we have the laws in place, the laws are consistent and this is why one company after the other is coming into our state and producing those electric cars, and doing innovative stuff with solar, innovative stuff with windmills."
Some other sources are saying that the agreement has to do with using NUMMI's facilities to produce the Model S, though NUMMI's facility is way too large to only produce Tesla cars. I'm still looking for an announcement regarding a production facility in Downey, CA.
The press conference is scheduled for 5pm Pacific, so I'll continue to provide information as I get it.
via SacBee
