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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Telsa to create 6,500 jobs
Tesla is on its way to creating 6,500 new American jobs.That company wants to open a new so-called gigafactory to produce batteries for its cars and solar systems. So far, Telsa has raised about half of the $5 billion dollars needed to open the factory, and when that one's done they'll start working on the next. They're looking at locations in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas as a possible site for their new plant, which will produce 500,000 lithium-ion battery packs a year. The electric car manufacturer wants to increase their market share by introducing an affordable electric car for the masses, which means that they'll need a whole lot of batteries to power their vehicles. Tesla's current Model S sedan sells for about $70,000, but a large part of that price comes from the cost of the car's battery. By producing more batteries and lowering the cost through economies of scale, Tesla hopes to put electric vehicles within reach of average workers. Once again, we see good science is good business, and it's also a great way to create green, middle-class jobs.
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IF they can do this without a bunch of Gov't meddling (subsidies, etc), they might have a chance of succeeding.
Please keep an open eyeball on this one!
"demand from the portable electronics sector will absorb much of the planned production increases in the next decade", and that "mass production of lithium carbonate is not environmentally sound, it will cause irreparable ecological damage to ecosystems that should be protected and that LiIon propulsion is incompatible with the notion of the 'Green Car'"
From Wikipedia. So, we will need a mass government cover up to sell it to the "Greenies".
Sorry, Daddio!
Now they need another Henry Ford to market these units.Make them reliable AND affordable.So far everything Tesla has introduced has been way out of reach for the average American.Henry Ford was known to operate at a loss for a couple of years just to launch a new model.No sense whatsoever to have lots full of cars that few can afford.
You don't see any of the Liberal states on their list like Maryland!
Yeah, no thanks. So much money has been wasted on this already. Why more?
inb4 Annie rant on living in the past. Save it.
Daddio said...
IF they can do this without a bunch of Gov't meddling (subsidies, etc), they might have a chance of succeeding.
What? Tesla literally would not exist if it weren't for government subsidies.
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