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Austin Mayor and Texas Gov welcomed Tesla’s move to relocate HQ from California

Brendan Byrne
October 8, 2021 1:29 pm
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Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, has announced that Tesla will relocate its headquarters (HQ) from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, where it is constructing a plant.

Tesla will continue to operate its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, California, and will increase output by 50%.

“I’m excited to announce that we’re moving our headquarters [HQ] to Austin, Texas,” Musk said at an annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, reports Washington Post.

“Just to be clear, though, we will be continuing to expand our activities in California.”

Musk relocated to Texas last year as SpaceX expanded its presence in the country’s southernmost state.

Tesla began construction on its next US Gigafactory outside Austin in 2020, and a new video of the project shows the area is already becoming a bustling industrial area.

Jeff Roberts, an electric car enthusiast, uploaded a video to YouTube showing the factory’s progress since day one.

Tesla initially referred to the factory as the Cybertruck Gigafactory because the automaker intended to manufacture the electric pickup truck there.

However, Tesla originally intended to produce the Model Y at the factory, which was later renamed “Gigafactory Texas.”

Tesla also intends to establish battery cell production at the factory and turn it into a public “ecological paradise.”

Furthermore, the electric car manufacturer recently posted a Tesla Gigafactory Texas battery-related job opening on its Careers page. Automotive President Jerome Guillen shared the job posting on his official LinkedIn account.

Tesla moving HQ to Texas from California – reaction by Governor and Mayor

“We welcome @Tesla home! It’s a tech company that creates the clean-manufacturing, middle-skill jobs Austin needs. We’re one of the safest big cities, with a strong innovative, entrepreneurial, environmentally-focused culture,” Mayor of Austin said.

Texas Gov. Abbot welcomed the move:

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Brendan Byrne

While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala.







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