A big win for the local economy and East Bay green-tech. Seven weeks after GM and Toyota ended their partnership at NUMMI and laid off thousands of workers, Tesla Motors, Inc. of Palo Alto announced they have bought the NUMMI facility and will partner with Toyota to build their new Model S series of electric cars.
“Once again, Nummi, like a cat, proves it has nine lives,” said Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson.
Keith Carson received EBYD’s Elected Official of the Year award in 2009.
Read the full story at SF Gate
Only one day after the announcement from Tesla and Toyota, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced President Obama will travel to Fremont on Wednesday, May 26th to tour the Solyndra facility and speak on jobs and the economy. Solyndra make solar panels.
This is great exposure for Fremont and the East Bay. Solyndra sits just south of the NUMMI plant and shows just how committed we in the East Bay and Bay Area are to green technologies and green jobs. Not to mention, Solyndra is expanding is operations in large part because of grants is secure from the Recovery Act.
Read more about NUMMI and Obama’s visit at KTVU News
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