Arizona’s House delegation continues Tesla courtship

YoureInvitedBy Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral

All nine members of Arizona’s House delegation signed a letter to Tesla Motors on Tuesday hoping to convince the company’s CEO Elon Musk to bring a $4 billion to $5 billion battery factory to the Grand Canyon State.

The letter bragged about Arizona’s corporate-friendly tax structure, ample use of solar electricity and other points that could make the state attractive for the massive “gigafactory” that Tesla announced last month.

The Palo Alto, Calif. electric-car maker said it plans a facility that would have the square footage of about 100 Walmart stores, employing 6,500 people and churning out 500,000 batteries a year for cars assembled in Fremont, Calif.

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