Hmm, I think either I am confused or you are. I'm pretty sure they said they wanted to keep their HQ and R&D together in the SV area, while the factory they wanted in California because of the incentives the got from the Governor. I'm pretty sure they didn't say they wanted the factory in SV too, well after they dropped the greenfield site where everything was located together.I have previously read statements from Tesla stating that they were in talks to stay in Silicon Valley. It is possible that they meant "Silicon Valley" as a synonym for "SF Bay Area" or "Northern California" even. But Mare Island, Vacaville and Alameda are not Silicon Valley -- Perhaps SV is just wishful thinking on their part? Or perhaps they just mean that Mare Island is more Silicon Valley than Detroit.
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