Tesla won more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada on Thursday for the company's commitment to a massive expansion of its sprawling vehicle battery facilities east of Reno, including the construction of a new electric semi-truck factory.
LAS VEGAS — Tesla won more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada on Thursday for the company's commitment to a massive expansion of its sprawling vehicle battery facilities east of Reno, including the construction of a new electric semi-truck factory.
Critics said Thursday that working-class families have been left out of the equation because the state agreed in 2014 to provide more than $1 billion in tax breaks to lure Tesla to Nevada. Lombardo, who took office in January after defeating Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in November, has proposed a two-year state budget of $11 billion. He tweeted a photo of himself Jan. 24
“There is little to no opportunity to explore how this deal may affect housing supply, public schools, public safety, and other vital government services in the region,” Sen. Dina Neal said in a statement. The Democrat from North Las Vegas who chairs the chamber's Revenue and Economic Development Committee did not immediately respond Thursday to messages seeking further comment.
Lombardo's statement said Tesla has spent $6.2 billion on its existing 5.4 million square foot Gigafactory, which the governor said provided 17,000 construction jobs and more than 11,000 “highly paid permanent jobs.” One plant will have capacity to produce batteries for 1.5 million light-duty vehicles a year, the company said. The other will have Tesla's first production line for electric combination trucks. Musk has said the goal is a battery range of 500 miles when pulling an 82,000-pound load.
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