Tesla to Build the “Model S” Electric Sedan in San Jose
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed must be happy. Tesla plans to announce Wednesday morning that it has decided to build its Model S electric sedan in a 600,000-square-foot plant in San Jose, Calif., on an 89-acre plot of land that will also include new company headquarters. The company says construction on the plant will begin in the summer of 2009.
Tesla announced in June that it would manufacture Model S in California, instead of New Mexico, which prompted speculation over which Northern California city would win the electric car maker’s business. Supposedly the short list included San Jose, South San Francisco and Vacaville.
But San Jose mayor Chuck Reed has been one of the most vocal champions of bringing green jobs and cleantech firms to San Jose, so we’re not surprised the car maker landed there. In front of a group of investors and entrepreneurs at the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference this week, Reed said San Jose would make it easy for cleantech firms to open headquarters and manufacturing plants in the city, and asked companies what it would take to get their business there. Reed told the New York Times that the Tesla plant could create 1,000 green-collar manufacturing jobs.
Tesla’s CEO Ze’ev Drori told the WSJ that the company is raising $250 million in new financing — including new private financing led by Goldman Sachs and a loan guarantee from the Department of Energy — to get the plant built. The news comes the same month that Tesla said it has finished work on its final powertrain and is working with BorgWarner on a single-speed gearbox.
[...] Tesla Motors plans to break ground on a 600,000-square foot factory on an 89-acre plot of land in San Jose, according to company officials. The electric car manufacturer is banking on $250 million in financing from Goldman Sachs and the Department of Energy to build the facility, on top of the $15 million or more in tax breaks California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger offered to keep the company in California. Tesla is currently only producing 10 of the company’s signature roadster coupes a week in England and California, with a list price of $109,000. CEO Z’viv Drori says new plant will be initially capable of producing around 300 a week of the Model S sedan planned for introduction in 2010. How many “green collar” jobs will the project create? San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed told the New York Times 1,000, but the company suggests the factory will only employ 400-500 says the Wall Street Journal, with 250 current employees moving to the new headquarters once complete. (Photo by Emil Rensing) [...]
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[...] Tesla to Build the “Model S” Electric Sedan in San Jose: San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed must be happy. Tesla announced Wednesday that it has decided to build its Model S electric sedan in a 600,000-square-foot plant in San Jose, Calif., on an 89-acre plot of land that will also include new company headquarters. [...]
[...] Tesla to Build the “Model S” Electric Sedan in San Jose: San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed must be happy. Tesla announced Wednesday that it has decided to build its Model S electric sedan in a 600,000-square-foot plant in San Jose, Calif., on an 89-acre plot of land that will also include new company headquarters. [...]
[...] Tesla to Build the “Model S” Electric Sedan in San Jose: San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed must be happy. Tesla announced Wednesday that it has decided to build its Model S electric sedan in a 600,000-square-foot plant in San Jose, Calif., on an 89-acre plot of land that will also include new company headquarters. [...]
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[...] of incentives are available. Reed says the city can move at the speed of business, which was the key to securing the new Tesla plant. Tesla Chairman Elon Musk told us in a previous interview that he was really surprised that the [...]
[...] of incentives are available. Reed says the city can move at the speed of business, which was the key to securing the new Tesla plant. Tesla Chairman Elon Musk told us in a previous interview that he was really surprised that the [...]
[...] Tesla Motors plans to break ground on a 600,000-sq. ft. factory on an 89-acre plot of land in San Jose, according to company officials. The electric-car manufacturer is banking on $250 million in financing from Goldman Sachs and the Department of Energy to build the facility, on top of the $15 million or more in tax breaks California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger offered to keep the company in California. Tesla is currently only producing 10 of the company’s signature roadster coupes a week in England and California, with a list price of $109,000. CEO Ze’ev Drori says new plant will be initially capable of producing around 300 a week of the Model S sedan planned for introduction in 2010. How many “green collar” jobs will the project create? [...]
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