Tesla May Manufacture Electric Cars at Old NASA Factory in Downey, California
Tesla Motors is in the process of closing a deal to manufacture electric cars at the site of a former NASA manufacturing plant in Downey, California, according to Mayor Mario Guerra. The facility once employed 30,000 aerospace engineers and scientists.
“We’re excited by the possibility of Tesla coming here,” Guerra said. “We feel this could become the greenest manufacturing plant in North America.”
Tesla, which makes the $109,000 Roadster electric sports car, is looking for a factory to build its next-generation Model S sedan. In June, the company was approved for $465 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to help build the proposed car. The Model S will travel 300 miles on a charge. Production is expected by 2011 . The base price will be $57,400. After a federal tax credit the car is espected to sell for $50,000 or less. 2,000 people have already paid a refundable $5,000 deposit to reserve one of the cars.
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