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Tesla eyes Nashville for possible Cybertruck plant

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Tesla Chairman Elon Musk says the car maker is looking at sites in the middle of America to make its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y crossover and Nashville may be on the list of cities being considered for the new automotive plant.

In a tweet Tuesday night, Musk said he is “scouting locations” for the new electric-powered truck factory that he said “will be central USA.”

The online web site Tech Crunch, which covers the technology industry, quoted a source saying Nashville is on a short list of contenders for the Tesla facility.

The triangular-shaped Cybertrucktruck was unveiled last November by Musk, who told analysts at the time “we’ll sell as many as we can make” for at least three to four years.

“It’s gonna be pretty nuts,” he said.