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Article: CAR WARS: Downey, Long Beach vie for high-end Tesla plant
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- Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.
- Article date:
- September 5, 2009
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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- For weeks, the cities of Downey and Long
Beach have been cross-county rivals wooing Tesla Motors like car
salesmen, selling offerings to the Bay Area electric car maker
ranging from freeway access and housing stock to enterprise zones
and stable government finances.
The stakes are high for both cities, considered finalists for
Tesla, which intends to open a plant by late 2011 to begin
manufacturing the new Tesla Model S, a $50,000, four-door all-
electric family sedan.
Whether Long Beach or Downey boasts the better location remains a
mystery, as Tesla looks to make ...
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