The CEO said Tesla chose Austin as the spot for the carmaker’s next US plant because “Austin is a bit like mini California.” According to Musk, he asked Tesla’s team in California what its top choice would be for a new factory — where it would like to spend time — and the “No. 1 choice was Austin.”
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