Flying Cars
Albuquerque Journal notes that the flying electric carpet company, Tesla Motors, won't be coming to Albuquerque.
Our city was a pawn in an "economic development" chess game.
Schwarzenegger, during Monday's news conference, said it drove him “absolutely insane” that Tesla planned to build the 4-door sedan in New Mexico.
Just crazy about New Mexico, Schwarzenegger is!
Nobody here is happy about the news - least of all Albuquerque's business boosters. But Fred Mondragon, Marty's economic development guy, assured the New Mexico Independent that "Nobody is going to go out and shoot themselves because Tesla isn’t coming.”
Someone may want to drive an electric WhiteStar sedan over a cliff, however. Don't hold your breath for the day.
The County Commissioner, at least, has vowed to get back his dime.
But Tesla may not have heard the last from Albuquerque. Cummins said that he and his partners are talking over their options for recouping their $300,000 investment in the car company. “Now that they’re definitely not coming, we’re going to have some serious discussions,” he said.
Your blinding hatred for Marty caused you to mislabel Fred Mondragon. He's been Big Bill's Economic Development head for more than a year now.
Posted by: imisseditnews | Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 05:42 PM