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Texas Lithium Refining Facility
Tesla
Corpus Christi, TX, USA
-97.7263299, 27.71378892
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 48
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Materials Processing
Product: Lithium
Project Announcement Date: 10/20/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2024
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 1000000 # EVs supported by annual production
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 250
Capital Investment: $365 million
Congressional District: Republican
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
#1: Tesla considers Texas site for $375 million plant to refine materials for EV batteries - www.statesman.com
#2: Tesla lithium refinery project moves to private negotiations in Texas - electrek.co
#3: Tesla starts hiring for its 'license to print money,' aka lithium refinery - electrek.co
#4: Ccbiznews - www.ccbiznews.com
#5: Tesla eyeing South Texas for lithium refinery plausible with latest job posting - www.beaumontenterprise.com
#6: Elon Musk and Tesla break ground on massive Texas lithium refinery - www.reuters.com
#7: Tesla - www.tesla.com
Tracked Expansions and/or Acquisitions:
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