"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/15/2020 at 17:02 • Filed to: Tesla
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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A source familiar with the matter told Electrek that Tesla has chosen Austin, Texas for its next factory and it’s going to happen quickly.
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user314
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:04 |
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Will it have a landing strip for the Spruce Moose?
WilliamsSW
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:06 |
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Pitch a tent, and on you go...
fintail
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:22 |
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In b4 incessant whine about California.
Have fun, Austin!
phenotyp
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:23 |
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pleasebeonthewestside
pleasebeonthewestside
pleasebeonthewestside
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ttyymmnn
> fintail
05/15/2020 at 17:24 |
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Austin is the California of Texas.
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ttyymmnn
> phenotyp
05/15/2020 at 17:25 |
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I’m betting on east side, out by the toll road. Amazon is building a warehouse out in far east Pflugerville.
CRider
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:27 |
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Did I miss the part where Texas began allowing direct car sales? Or is Elon trying to grease the wheels with this ? Or will he just open up shop anywhere that's cheap enough? I'm guessing it's cheap.
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fintail
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:33 |
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So I’ve heard. Soon to have LA/SF traffic no doubt.
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phenotyp
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:39 |
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Fine, as long as it’s that far north, or farther.
I’m dreading what things are gonna look like around here in the fall, assuming school’s open again.
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ttyymmnn
> CRider
05/15/2020 at 17:51 |
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Relatively cheap, tech-friendly, educated population. Still no direct sales. Too many dealership owners either in the state legislature or filling the pockets of the state legislators.
RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:51 |
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The joke’s on him, all the funnest Californians are either there already or planning to move.
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ttyymmnn
> fintail
05/15/2020 at 17:52 |
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We already have LA/SF traffic.
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
05/15/2020 at 17:55 |
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They’re already here.
Textured Soy Protein
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 17:59 |
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I should be right in the wheelhouse of Tesla winning me over as a customer, and yet I can’t bring myself to remotely consider buying one.
I like fast cars but also taking care of the environment, I like gadgets, I like leading edge technology, they’ve even got vegan fake leather interiors, and they’re made in America .
But the cult of personality around Musk has always turned me off to the point of not wanting to join, and his becoming a full-fledged covidiot has convinced me to never buy anything from his crazy ass.
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 18:08 |
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I saw those signs when I’ve been to COTA for work, always makes me chuckle because I know exactly what they mean. Sorry. Happy to visit and work there , but also happy not to change the character of your town. We have the same problem with LA and SF retirees here.
Kiltedpadre
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 18:12 |
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Will they just go straight to the circus tent or add that later?
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ttyymmnn
> Kiltedpadre
05/15/2020 at 18:40 |
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Judging by the comment about wanting to make the move as quickly as possible, I’m guessing it will be a tent. Have fun building cars inside a tent during a TX summer. That said, there will be no shortage of people looking for work. Anywhere.
DipodomysDeserti
> RallyWrench
05/15/2020 at 18:47 |
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I think Phoenix started getting too fucking hot for them. They just send their kids here for school.
PatBateman
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 18:54 |
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I have a feeling that will change soon. Like, in almost exactly one year from now.
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PatBateman
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 19:00 |
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My bet is toll road between 71 and 290. Close enough to railroad tracks, quick transportation north, south, and east. And lots of land to build on.
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PatBateman
> fintail
05/15/2020 at 19:03 |
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NO SIR. Austin is one of the most congested cities in Texas for the simple reason that the city refused to expand on their roads/public transportation system for 20 years after the Dot-Com Boom changed the city.
Austinites laugh at L.A. traffic like Mike Tyson laughs at a Pee Wee Boxing champ.
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ttyymmnn
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 19:03 |
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And close to the airport. As you say, there is a TON of open land out that way just waiting to be developed.
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PatBateman
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 19:04 |
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The son of a bitch is about to make me buy a Cybertruck with this move.
Damn you, Elon. I was planning on buying a Rivian and then you pull this diabolical crap.
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ttyymmnn
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 19:05 |
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I’m not going to support his dope habit.
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PatBateman
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 19:08 |
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I actually thought that Amazon was going to jump at that area to build HQ2. But instead, they chose Brooklyn, and then were promptly chased out of the area.
Musk 1, Bezos 0.
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PatBateman
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 19:08 |
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High Elon is Fun Elon.
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ttyymmnn
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 19:14 |
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They still plan on building a distribution center out in east Pflugerville near the toll road. I hope they move their current location from near our house. Too damned many van in my neighborhood.
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PatBateman
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 19:16 |
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Amazon is building a new distribution center literally two miles down the road from us right now. But they’re also building a Whole Foods on the same lot, so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.
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ttyymmnn
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 19:22 |
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Enjoy the hordes of delivery vans coming to your area.
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 19:38 |
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
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WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> ttyymmnn
05/15/2020 at 19:39 |
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Modern problems require modern soultions.
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fintail
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 20:03 |
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I know someone from Seattle who moved out there. I guess the transplants bring their problems with them. Just like the transplants here!
superdave847
> PatBateman
05/15/2020 at 23:10 |
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Isn’t the factory technically going to be Waco versus Austin? Because that’s where Space X is.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> PatBateman
05/16/2020 at 01:52 |
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The topography is a bit of a challenge, too.
bubblestheturtle
> ttyymmnn
05/17/2020 at 10:13 |
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For the love of whatever
you think is holy, DON’T come to Austin! The infrastructure can’t handle it, and the land prices for 200 miles around are already stupid. I hear Tulsa is lovely this time of year.
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ttyymmnn
> bubblestheturtle
05/17/2020 at 11:22 |
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Another headline I saw said “Texas or Oklahoma.” I’m voting for OK.