I have to say that I think Nevada should be the front runner. Proximity to the raw materials (new lithium mine in Nevada). Proximity to the NUMMI plant so shipping the battery packs would be quicker/cheaper. Attracting people to no-state-income-tax Nevada shouldn't be too difficult.
Arizona is anti-Tesla, but so is Texas and Texas has no state income tax and is a bigger market. So if you're dangling the factory and it's jobs to get the franchising laws overturned, Texas wins over Arizona.
I don't know where New Mexico's location is but the politics there seem much more Tesla-friendly so I'd put them 3rd.
Arizona is anti-Tesla, but so is Texas and Texas has no state income tax and is a bigger market. So if you're dangling the factory and it's jobs to get the franchising laws overturned, Texas wins over Arizona.
I don't know where New Mexico's location is but the politics there seem much more Tesla-friendly so I'd put them 3rd.