Tesla to Texas: How Do You Like Us Now?

[lowthreeohz]

Hopefully a prisoner offed him by now

[Trip McNeely]

Damn, Lajanxintx was wrong. Dipshit status: Confirmed. Whodathunkit?

[jw33]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2467248,00.asp

Tesla Motors is betting big on Nevada, where it will reportedly house its Gigafactory large-scale battery manufacturing plant.

According to the AP, which cited a person familiar with Tesla's plans, the Gigafactory will be housed just outside of Reno.

The $5 billion factory is expected to employ 6,500 workers and produce 500,000 lithium-ion battery cells annually over the next six years, the AP said.

However, Tesla is hedging its bet and will prep a second location just in case Nevada does not provide the incentives it promised Tesla for building its factory in the state, according to the AP.


"Discussions with the other states in the process are ongoing," a Tesla spokeswoman confirmed to PCMag, adding that the company has "always said we anticipated breaking ground at more than one site for the Gigafactory."

Other states in the running include California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.

An official announcement is expected during a 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EST) press conference, which Gov. Brian Sandoval teased Wednesday in a tweet.

When asked whether Reno is Tesla's final choice, the Tesla spokeswoman would only say that "[w]e continue to work with the state of Nevada and look forward to joining Governor Sandoval and legislative leaders ... in Carson City."

"The Gigafactory represents a fundamental change in the way large scale battery production can be realized," Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel said in a recent statement. "Not only does the Gigafactory enable capacity needed for the Model 3 but it sets the path for a dramatic reduction in the cost of energy storage across a broad range of applications."

Nextcar Bug artConstruction is slated to begin later this year; the 10-million-square-foot plant should be up and running by 2017, when Tesla plans to introduce its $35,000 Model 3.

By 2020, the company aims to reduce the cost of lithium-ion cells, therefore decreasing the price of its cars.

And while Tesla does the heavy lifting—preparing, providing, and managing the land, buildings, and utilities—new partner Panasonic will manufacture and supply the all-important cylindrical lithium-ion cells. It will also invest in associated equipment, machinery, and other manufacturing tools as part of an agreement.

A number of other suppliers will join Panasonic on the assembly line in hopes of eliminating costs like packaging, transportation, and duty.

[line-em-up]

Watching that makes me want one.

One funny thing I noticed was, with all the use of technology, the factory worker still uses old school pen and paper to check off his list. Don't they have faith in all of this new technology?

[YALE]

http://www.businessinsider.com/every...ampaign=buffer

He ain't givin' an inch of daylight that he doesn't have to.

[jw33]

http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-about-teslas-gigafactory-2014-8?utm_content=buffer2710a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[jw33]

[Broncojohnny]

Still waiting for the announcement of the Tesla battery factory in Carthage, TX per Labiantx's prediction. Or maybe it will be in his favorite town out there, Dongview err I mean Longview.

[Trip McNeely]

Please go crawl back in your hole.

[YALE]

Look at that. Lajntx is still a hyperbolic drama queen that doesn't know what he's talking about.

[Forever_frost]

Talk about good marketing. The guy stole the car, drove over 100 mph, hit a pole that split the car in half, flipped over, caused several explosions AND the driver was fine.

[Lajntx]

It looks like maybe these cars have some inherent safety issues when it comes to crashes that damage the battery, and become modern day " Pintos ". It MIGHT be best if they didnt locate anywhere in Texas and place jobs at risk.

Looks like you win this one Bronco Johnny

http://ktla.com/2014/07/04/tesla-crashes-into-cars-and-building-splits-in-half-in-weho-multiple-people-injured/

LAPD: Stolen Tesla Involved in Police Pursuit Crashes Into Cars, Splits in Half in WeHo; Multiple People Injured

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A stolen Tesla involved in a fiery crash split into two following a pursuit that ended in West Hollywood early Friday, leaving several people injured, police said.

The incident began when police received a call from a Tesla dealership stating that an individual was “tampering or messing with” one of the vehicles, according to Sgt. Campbell with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division.

Officers responded to the dealership and a pursuit began at about 12:45 a.m., Campbell said.

During the pursuit, the Tesla reached speeds of up to 100 mph, according to Campbell.

The pursuit ended on La Brea Avenue between Fountain and Lexington avenues a short time later when the driver of the Tesla hit two other cars and a lamp post, Campbell said.

A witness told KTLA that the Tesla hit the pole and split in half, and that part of the vehicle landed on top of a white car.

“There were fires after that that broke out,” he said. “I saw the firefighters — like 25 firefighters – standing around the white car with the Jaws of Life.”

At some point, he said, explosions could be heard.

“We originally thought it was fireworks. Everybody thought it was fireworks that were just exploding,” the witness said.

Video from the scene showed the Tesla was split in half, and a portion of the vehicle appeared to have crashed into a building at the corner of the street. The other half of the vehicle remained in the roadway.

Several cars sustained damages, according to the video, and multiple people could be seen on stretchers being loaded into ambulances.

One of the cars, a Honda Civic, had five people inside when the Tesla slammed into it. At least one person in the car was critically injured, according to Campbell.

Three other people in the car were also injured. Their conditions were not immediately known.

The man driving the Tesla was originally thought to have died, but was resuscitated while en route to a hospital, according to a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department news release.

Two LAPD officers were injured during the pursuit when their vehicle hit the center divider, according to LAPD Officer Borihanh.

The officers complained of pain and were taken to a local hospital, he said, adding that they were later released and did not sustain injuries.

La Brea was shut down in both directions in the area for hours as authorities investigated the crash.

KTLA’s Alberto Mendez and Ashley Soley-Cerro contributed to this report.

[bcoop]

What do you mean opened up all their patents?

They opened them up for other auto makers to use.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/tesla-motors-says-it-will-allow-others-to-use-its-patents-1402594375

[Ruffdaddy]

What do you mean opened up all their patents?

[bcoop]

Tesla just opened up all of their patents. While it doesn't have anything to do with them coming to TX, it will be interesting to see how other manufacturers react, and what innovation could potentially come from this.