Monday, August 4, 2014

Greentech Says They Know Where Tesla's Gigafactory Will Be Located (TSLA)

From Clean Technica:
Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
Green Tech Media says it not only knows what state the long rumored Tesla Gigafactory will be built in but knows the actual address as well. If you want to send a personal note to Elon Musk, mail it to Reno Tahoe Industrial Center, 2641 Portofino Drive, Reno, Nevada 89434. Their source, Bob Tregilius, recently took a hike in the nearby mountains and saw 50 earth movers hard at work on a site he estimates is large enough to accommodate the 10 million square feet needed for the planned Gigafactory.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that a permit to move 140,000 cubic yards of dirt was issued to the Industrial Center on May 22. That’s enough dirt to build a wall 63 feet high by 100 yards long, but it still isn’t enough for the entire Gigafactory.

With up to 6,500 good paying jobs on the line, every state would like to win the Gigafactory sweepstakes. At present, both Texas and Nevada are rumored to be the front-runners, but Arizona and New Mexico may still be under consideration as well....MORE