Tesla Lists Its Positive Impacts in California; Here's What Automaker's Rare Blog Post Says

Tesla published a rare blog post to defend its impacts in California.

Before the pandemic began, the automaker and the U.S. state were on good terms. California's officials even supported the EV maker's initiatives.

Among the efforts made by California to help Tesla is providing EVs and climate incentives. Because of this, it became the biggest market for the carmaker in the United States.

Tesla Lists Its Positive Impacts in California

Electrek reported that Elon Musk recently clarified that he supports the Republicans.

This affected the image of Tesla in California because the state is considered a Democratic stronghold.

Now, it seems like Tesla is trying to gain the trust of California once again by sharing how it helped the U.S. state's economy.

On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Tesla published a rare blog post, "Tesla's California Footprint."

"Our impact on the Golden State is not just measured by our environmental achievements, but also by the positive economic growth we have been able to share with the state," the automaker.

Tesla said that its footprint in California consists of software and hardware engineering, Megapack productions, vehicle castings, vehicle and battery development, and manufacturing.

The EV maker said these efforts greatly helped the state's wages, employment, tax base, and gross state product.

How Tesla Helped California

Tesla listed down its major impacts in California using the data of IHS Markit. These include the following:

• Tesla paid an average of $1 billion in federal, state, and local taxes each year from 2018 to 2021.
• Over 80,000 California jobs were supported directly and indirectly supported by Tesla in 2021.
• Wages from Tesla-connected and Tesla jobs reached over $16 billion in economic activity.

These are just some of the positive effects of Tesla's business on California's economic growth. You can click this link to see more.

The giant automaker is still enhancing its EV business to further benefit its consumers not just in California but also in other parts of the globe.

Among its efforts is the new Tesla 4680 battery production rate, which is expected to handle around 1,000 EVs per week.

We also reported that the next Tesla gigafactory could be constructed in South Korea.

For more news updates about Tesla and its effects in other U.S. states, keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.