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2 days after Fisker buys giant hybrid plant, Governor Schwarzenegger offers Tesla 320M to stay in CA

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  1. Rybold

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    Just two days after Fisker announced it was buying old GM factory to mass produce $39,900 hybrids, Governor Schwarzenegger of CA offers Tesla $320M worth of factory equipment to stay in CA and build large new factory to produce sub-$50K plug-ins. Potential sites for the factory are Long Beach and Downey.The Model S is to be an plug-in electric four-door family sedan that can travel 300 miles and cost under $50,000 when production begins in 2011.

    Tesla strikes deal to make cars in California - Auto Motion : The Orange County Register
     
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    Re: 2 days after Fisker buys giant hybrid plant, Governor Schwarzenegger offers Tesla 320M to stay i

    The Fremont NUMMI plant is HUGE. Way too big for Tesla at this point.
     
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    +1
     
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    Cali has no money to offer, they are beyond broke. THey also have tax rates that rape businesses.
     
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    Re: 2 days after Fisker buys giant hybrid plant, Governor Schwarzenegger offers Tesla 320M to stay i

    But there is always room for corporate welfare. Corporations will stay just long enough to reap the tax benefits. Happens here all the time.
     
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    Re: 2 days after Fisker buys giant hybrid plant, Governor Schwarzenegger offers Tesla 320M to stay i

    Update: I heard about this on the news radio (KNX 1070) today.
    Tesla is nearing a deal to build an EV factory in Downey to produce it's upcoming $57K Model S electric car. An official deal will be announced within the next ten days, according to KNX.

    http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/tesla-model-s-factory-downey/