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September 16, 2014

3,000 construction workers to build Tesla's ‘gigafactory'

  • At least half of the workers will have to be Nevada residents.
    • By SCOTT SONNER
    Associated Press

    SPARKS, Nev. — Now that Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed into law a package of incentives for Tesla Motors worth up to $1.3 billion, the electric-car maker is moving ahead with plans to build a $5 billion lithium battery factory expected to open east of Sparks in 2017 and employ 6,500 workers to make cheaper batteries so it can afford to mass market a new line of more affordable vehicles.

    Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the California-based company and its “gigafactory”:


     
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