If given permission to sell its electric vehicles directly to consumers in Connecticut, Tesla today promised to open a regional distribution center in the state.
In an announcement today, Tesla officials said the facility would add more than 150 jobs on top of the 25 jobs per store that the company will build if allowed to bring their direct sales model to five locations in the state. Tesla said the jobs it would bring to Connecticut would pay anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 with full benefits.
The odd thing is the legislation appears to be dead. Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, a proponent of Tesla doing business in Connecticut, told CTNewsJunkie, “I question the timing of their announcement,” Duff said, adding that Tesla didn’t raise the prospect of a distribution center until it was clear the legislation didn’t have enough support to get across the finish line. Duff had said Saturday the legislation was done for this session.
The company estimates that each showroom could create 25 jobs and contribute up to $10 million in direct economic impact, in addition to nearly $1.7 million in sales tax revenue. It did not release economic impact figures for the distribution center beyond the potential job count.
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