2008-09-18
San Jose Wins Electric Car Plant. By Maggie Shiels, BBC News, September 17, 2008. "San Jose, [Calif.] is aiming to be the capital of clean technology following a $250m deal with electric car maker Tesla to base its new factory there. The city beat other contenders to secure a project that will bring more than 1,000 jobs to the area... The company plans to produce an all-electric luxury sedan, called the Model S, at the plant with a retail price of around $60,000. It already manufactures a two-seater 'zero emission' Roadster which sells for $109,000 and is built by Lotus in England... Tesla hopes to deliver its first cars by 2010. They will have a range of about 240 miles per battery charge. The production run is set for around 15,000 vehicles initially, with half of the line being sold in Europe."
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