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I'm glad to see they've finally made a decision. Harry Reid had expressed some concern [1] that Musk might have been playing Nevada with no real intention of bu

by jbarrow 12y ago

I'm glad to see they've finally made a decision. Harry Reid had expressed some concern [1] that Musk might have been playing Nevada with no real intention of building the Gigafactory there, so it's all well that it panned out. On an unrelated note, for anyone interested in tracking Tesla's supercharger progress, they have a map of current and planned stations across the three continents they've expanded into. [2] I enjoy checking it occasionally to see how much progress they've made. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/harry-reid-elon-musk-might-be-playing-nevada-2014-8 http://www.businessinsider.com/harry-reid-elon-musk-might-be... [2] http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger

skwirl 12y ago
I thought Reid might have been on to something when he said that. I'm glad that Tesla seems to be shooting straight, for now anyway.
sneak 12y ago
Playing? How?
- dangerlibrary 12y ago
  Playing a state, in this context, would be securing regulatory concessions and tax incentives from Nevada without any intention of building a factory there. Those concessions could then be used as bargaining chips in the state in which they intended to build the plant.
  - sneak 12y ago
    It costs Nevada nothing if they don't actually build there. That's just negotiation.