NetEase Technology News, June 19, according to foreign media reports, publicly submitted documents and related information show that the American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is preparing to establish a company in the United States in a region in Austin, Texas Two automobile factories, this is also the first electric pickup factory.

The documents show that Tesla has submitted an application to the Austin School District where Travis County is located, seeking tax relief policies. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced in March this year that Tesla had begun to look for new factory sites, mainly for the production of Model Y delivered to customers on the East Coast of the United States The Cyberruck electric pickup under development.

"Tesla is evaluating the possibility of developing, designing and building an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Travis County," the company said in the document. The site Tesla is currently considering is a ready-made concrete facility owned by Martin Marietta Materials, covering an area of 850 hectares.

Construction in progress is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year and has not yet obtained all the necessary approvals. According to this document, Oklahoma is still actively wooing Tesla to build a local plant. Musk said on Twitter on Thursday local time that Tesla has not yet begun to purchase land in Texas.

Tesla plans to build a factory with a total area of about 370,000 to 460,000 square meters, and will eventually hire 5,000 workers, thus becoming its fourth car assembly plant in the world. After the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008, Tesla acquired its first factory in Fremont, California for only $42 million from Toyota Motor Corporation. Earlier this year, the Tesla Shanghai Super Engineering began to deliver Model 3 electric cars, and the super factory in the suburbs of Berlin, Germany, is scheduled to start production next year.

"Key" tax relief

Tesla said that initially eight states were listed as candidates for the company to build factories. The company also received incentive plans from the states, but did not disclose specific details. Since then, the company has narrowed its search and said that whether it can win tax breaks will have a major impact on its location decision.

The company said: "This is particularly important in Texas, because compared to other states, the state's real estate and personal property taxes are relatively high."

Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Sean Kouplen said Thursday that Tulsa is still a candidate for site selection and the state has launched a "responsible performance incentive plan." To attract Tesla.

"We believe that Oklahoma will be the right choice for Tesla," Copron said in a statement. "We are in a central location and we are a pro-business state. Our labor tax incentives for automotive engineers will benefit both Tesla and the engineers they recruit. Our amazing quality of life is a huge advantage. "

Controversial procedures

The proposed transaction between Tesla and the Texas School District relies on a state tax plan that allows each school district to provide preferential treatment for economic development projects, and then the state government is responsible for compensating the school district.

Nate Jensen, a policy professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a telephone interview that the plan was "always controversial." "There are a lot of scandals about how to inspire companies that will come anyway."

In November last year, Tesla announced the prototype of its Cyberruck electric pickup truck. Musk said it was very different from the main pickup trucks of Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Tesla shatter-proof glass was installed on the car, but the live demonstration failed. Related videos spread like viruses, but caused a huge sensation.

overall plan

Musk announced that Tesla will build a new factory that triggers competition in many cities and states across the United States. They all hope that Tesla can build a factory locally. The move is reminiscent of Tesla’s announcement in 2014 that it plans to build a large battery factory. In the end, it chose Nevada because it provided Tesla with a $1.3 billion award.

During the epidemic this year, a county in California, the United States, prevented Tesla’s Fremont plant from reopening. Musk threatened to move Tesla’s headquarters and future projects to Texas or Nevada. Prior to this, the site selection for the electric pickup truck factory of Cyberruck has already begun. Subsequently, Musk resumed production despite the objections of the county health officials where the Fremont plant was located.

The planned Cyberruck electric pickup factory will realize Musk's long-term ambitions. In 2016, Musk said that Tesla's product line will eventually "cover major land vehicles," including pickups. (Chenchen)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate