Tesla “Whitestar” factory announced for Albuquerque
Governor Richardson announced today that Tesla
Motors will build a new automobile assembly facility in Albuquerque, bringing
400 high wage jobs and a total capital investment of 35 million
dollars.
Governor Richardson announced today that Tesla
Motors will build a new automobile assembly facility in Albuquerque,
bringing 400 high wage jobs and a total capital investment of 35 million
dollars. Construction on the 150,000 square foot plant will begin in April 2007,
at the latest.
Tesla Motors, based out of San Carlos, CA, will use the plant to produce its “WhiteStar” car, a four door, five-passenger sports sedan which is 100% electric. The New Mexico plant will be the company’s first assembly facility in the United States.
Tesla Motors, based out of San Carlos, CA, will use the plant to produce its “WhiteStar” car, a four door, five-passenger sports sedan which is 100% electric. The New Mexico plant will be the company’s first assembly facility in the United States.
The head of Tesla, Elon Musk, has
a biz plan that starts out with the hot
roadster we’ve covered before. The four door sports sedan
code-named WhiteStar will be about half the price of the
$89K roadster. There will be a third model even closer to affordable following
that.
Posted: Mon - February 19, 2007 at 03:58 PM