Posted Nov 18, 2020, 7:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: CA/AZ Nomad
Posts: 7,424
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Tesla isn't here for a few reasons:
- Reno is closer to Tesla's headquarters on the SF Peninsula and their East Bay factory
- Reno is already a back office/warehouse for the Bay Area like the West Valley is for Los Angeles. Lots of Reno residents have ties to the Bay Area, the economies are fairly well tied together.
- Nevada offered Tesla a massive subsidy that would have probably not flown in Arizona although I can't remember if anything was ever discussed in AZ.
- I recall Musk having a beef with Arizona over immigrant rights and SB1070 as Musk is an immigrant from South Africa
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