Tesla still may double plant size of gigafactory

RENO — Tesla Motors won’t say if its recent purchase of thousands of additional acres of land in northern Nevada means the company will build a bigger gigafactory. Storey County records show Tesla bought land at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center last spring, nearly tripling the site’s original 1,000 acres. “It’s just over 1,900 acres total with 1,800-plus acres for view shed,” Tesla Motors spokeswoman Alexis Georgeson told the newspaper. “The purchase gives us the opportunity for f