Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Mustangs graze at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center 15 miles east of Sparks on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Tesla Motors Inc. plans to build a 6,500-worker "gigafactory" to mass produce cheaper lithium batteries for its next line of more-affordable electric cars near the center.

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Mustangs graze at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center 15 miles east of Sparks on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Tesla Motors Inc. plans to build a 6,500-worker "gigafactory" to mass produce cheaper lithium batteries for its next line of more-affordable electric cars near the center.