Clean Tech Update 05.21.10
Friday, May 21, 2010 at 3:52PM
Toyota, Tesla to revive NUMMI plant (CNET)
Toyota announced plans today to build an electric vehicle at the recently closed New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, Calif. Tesla will partner with Toyota, providing electric drive technology, and producing its own Model S sedan at the plant.
Tesla CEO: Model S sedan to be platform for other cars (CNET)
The automobiles at the center of an announcement between Toyota and Tesla Motors are a jointly developed electric vehicle and the latter's Model S electric sedan. But the longer term plan is to develop multiple variations of the Model S at the same site, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The climate bill and the employment picture (New York Times)
A new report estimates that, if enacted, the provisions in the Senate climate and energy bill would create 200,000 new jobs each year from 2011 to 2020. Given that the number of employed civilians in the United States currently exceeds 140 million, that's a drop in the bucket.
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