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Old 05-20-2010, 10:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Toyota to Acquire $50 Million Stake in Tesla!

Toyota to Acquire $50 Million Stake in Tesla Motors (Update2) - BusinessWeek

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Old 05-21-2010, 12:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If this brings back NUMMI, I will sing their praises (and cross my fingers) :

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The revival of NUMMI, for 25 years a joint venture between Toyota and the former General Motors Corp., will create 1,000 jobs, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said. The plant [Fremont, California] closed in April.
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Old 05-21-2010, 01:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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They're bringing NUMMI back to life without GM. Lets hope they have the brass balls to keep the UAW leaches out.

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Old 05-22-2010, 06:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Definitely an interesting partnership. How long before Toyota buys Tesla outright?
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Daimler owns 10% of Tesla already. Rumor has it that Toyota will be also using the plant to build a "city" sized EV -- maybe an iQ EV? That would be cool...
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Heres an update. A little disappointing I must say.

Tesla is not developing an electric car with Toyota, "and we may never do so" — Autoblog Green
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And another update.

Breaking: Toyota possibly already building EV prototype with Tesla battery pack - Autoblog Green
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More updates. Seriously, no responses?

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...Toyota also aims to test an electric Corolla compact car, the RAV4 and RX light trucks are better suited to the weight of Tesla’s battery pack...

...The target for a model developed with Tesla would be for a car that costs about $40,000 with 150 miles (240 kilometers) of driving range per charge...
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