Mayor G.T. Bynum / Twitter
Mayor of Tulsa G.T. Bynum has a simple sentence: When Tesla builds his future Cybertruck Gigafactory in the city of Oklahoma, he wants Cyber truck Police vehicles.
Mayor Bynum tweeted a representation of a cyber truck adorned with local police paint on Sunday. His city is reportedly a finalist in Tesla’s decisions. As in previous renderingsThe Cybertruck actually looks pretty as a police car. Mayor Bynum’s tweet added that it was “only right to buy local products” and referred to the purchase of electric vehicles when they are built in the city.
The mayor did not speak about reports of the city’s alleged finalist status, but told Roadshow in a statement, “Although I cannot comment on potential projects, it is clear that Tesla and Tulsa were forged in the same spirit. Both were founded by pioneers, who dreamed big and made it possible. Both tried to change the world with a new kind of energy. Both invested a lot in what is most important: people. Tulsa is a city that does not suffocate entrepreneurs – we worship them. And How Tesla Continues To quickly change transportation around the world, I can’t think of a better place for them to do this important work than Green Country. “
The cyber truck is to be built in a new US gigafactory in the central part of the country. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said this earlier however, the process was quiet last March, at least until a new report named Tulsa as a finalist. Another city Tesla is said to be interested in is Austin, Texas. We also saw the state of Missouri actively court Tesla to build the new facility, while Nashville, Tennessee was also a rumored candidate at some point.
Although it’s hard to say how many people the new Gigafactory will employ, Tesla has around 10,000 employees at its Fremont, California facility. The plant builds the Tesla Model S., Model X., Model 3 and Model Y.. Musk previously said that this new planned facility will also build the Model Y somewhere in the central United States. The chance for a city and a state to employ thousands of workers is of course very positive.
Tesla’s electric pickup will begin production in 2021According to the company, the most powerful versions are built first. In 2022, the company plans to add cheaper and less powerful versions to the production mix.