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Toyota to Acquire $50 Million Stake in Tesla!
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05-21-2010, 01:39 PM
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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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05-21-2010, 02:10 PM
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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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Definitely an interesting partnership. How long before Toyota buys Tesla outright?
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05-22-2010, 07:45 PM
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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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05-22-2010, 08:23 PM
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...beats walking...
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...Toyota vs. Fiat!
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07-13-2010, 02:18 PM
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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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Toyota, Tesla Said to Prepare RAV4, RX Prototypes - BusinessWeek
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