The anticipated suppliers and modern manufacturing hub never materialized, and most of the solar-panel manufacturing equipment purchased by the state has been sold or scrapped. State’s ResponseDespite the shortcomings, the state has amended the terms of its subsidy 12 times over the years to accommodate Tesla. Spokespersons for the former governor and the state agency overseeing the project defended the factory, citing its contributions to the local economy. Current State of AffairsThe factory, which was supposed to be a manufacturing hub, is now largely populated by Tesla data analysts. The high-tech factory jobs that the state intended have not materialized, and the state agency overseeing the subsidies does not track what is being produced at the factory.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 07, 2023 08:39 UTC