The distance between Memphis & Nashville is similar to the distance between Oklahoma City and Dallas--roughly 200 miles driving distant.
The distance between Memphis & Nashville is similar to the distance between Oklahoma City and Dallas--roughly 200 miles driving distant.
https://oklahoman.com/article/566488...-travis-county
Yeah, Oklahoma can't come close to this...
Good points (IF) Telsa sees it your way. We're assuming the supply chain would use OKC infrastructure, but in reality it doesn't need to. The shipping radius in 2020 is 11 hours. So make Tulsa the epicenter and go 11 hours in any direction. Whoever will make their parts the cheapest in that bubble will be their main suppliers. I'm sort of on the fence as far as perception. Mercedes Benz is in Alabama, and the only perception that state has is when Birmingham went bankrupt.
Not according to Elon
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1273702016221540352
Tesla has an option to purchase this land, but has not exercised it
(edit: oops just saw that someone already posted that)
Good read
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile..../idUSKBN23P37Y
"Tesla told officials in Travis County, Texas, the automaker wants to invest about $1 billion to build a 4 million to 5 million square foot vehicle assembly plant employing 5,000 people on the grounds of what is now a cement operation near Austin. But it needs tax breaks to make the site competitive with an alternative location in Oklahoma, according to documents filed with Texas officials."
So looks like they are telling Austin to beat our best bid. Man, this is exciting stuff.
Beware of Musk just using Tulsa to get more taxpayer money like Amazon just did. Just don’t say you don’t like socialism if you’re for these government handouts to businesses.
Which sucks, because it seems like Tulsa has done everything they can, but the writing was on the wall as soon as these two were announced as the finalist. Austin has so many large corporations i.e. Facebook, Google, Oracle, Dell, IBM, Amazon, Apple. Just an uphill battle the entire time, but good for Tulsa, they made a hell of an effort.
As they say, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
There are always things to be learned when you compete and that helps tremendously with the next opportunity.
I don't think Tulsa was ever a "real" possibility. Pretty sure they were used the entire time just to leverage Austin. Tulsa would only be picked if Austin outright rejected them for whatever reason.
Still, I admire Tulsa trying. Both cities and the state as a whole should compete that fiercely more often.
I agree. This was always a moonshot, but the fact that we are competing with the big boys and getting our name out there makes all the difference in the world. Who knows who else is paying attention, and the experience is highly valuable for the next big fish. There is also the high likelihood that Tulsa gets chosen down the road for a smaller facility as Tesla is rapidly expanding.
I think Tulsa would be a great place for a Tesla factory or any tech company. Oklahoma has to keep trying and I think they can get a few of these companies and really show why it is a good place for business.
I have worked at a few places that are national companies here in Oklahoma and the common factor is they want to grow their OKC/Norman offices because there is a good workforce and people don't mind moving here since they can own a home for their family.
I can’t applaud Tulsa enough for this whether they get it or not. They have a can do mentality and that’s what it takes to do great things. It’s part of the reason why Texas is Texas and Oklahoma is the way it is.
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