Nov 25, 2009 2:44 pm US/Pacific
Downey Council Approves Tesla Car Factory Deal
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) ―
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A man takes a photo of the new Tesla Model S all-electric sedan at the car's unveiling in Hawthorne, California on March 26, 2009.
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The Downey City Council has approved an agreement aimed at bringing an electric car assembly plant to the Los Angeles suburb.
The council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an agreement with the owner of the Downey Studios lot to broker a lease deal with Tesla Motors.
The San Carlos-based carmaker has been looking for a location to build its next-generation Model S sedan, which could travel as far as 300 miles on a charge. The car is slated to go into production by late 2011 with a base price of $57,400.
The plant would employ up to 1,500 people at the site of a former NASA manufacturing plant.
Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes would not confirm whether it has chosen Downey.
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