[GPSCC-chat] TESLA 2 B @ NUMMI in Fremont!!

[Andrea Dorey]

In the Merky News:
"In a stunning deal, Tesla Motors announced late Thursday that it is teaming up with Toyota to build its all-electric Model S sedan at the recently shuttered NUMMI plant in Fremont, creating more than 1,000 new jobs.
"The pact, put together in utter secrecy, immediately injects new life into an auto plant once left for dead, is a jolt of positive news for beleaguered Toyota and elevates Silicon Valley's role at the heart of the emerging electric car industry.
"Under the agreement, Toyota, the world's largest automaker, will invest $50 million in Tesla, which will buy the NUMMI plant for an undisclosed sum."
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Here come the electric cars w/o foot-dragging Detroit—this will be the biggest mistake SUVville ever made. California will be lost to them as soon as Tesla creates its midsize and small compact cars for us all. 

A  longtime ZEV and EAA believer,
Andrea
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