What's more, Texas is even home to a branch of SpaceX - the private aerospace company that Tesla CEO Elon Musk leads. Beside the possibility for "synergies in management time," SpaceX's presence there might be significant for the reason that the Cybertruck is built of the same stainless steel as that company's Starship spacecraft.

On top of all this, Texas is a hot spot for alternative energy, with enough sunshine each year to provide plenty of solar power for Tesla to sustainably run its operations. For a company whose purported mission is sustainable transportation, that counts for something.

And then there's the symbolic gesture of putting an EV manufacturer in Texas - a state known for supplying much of the US's oil and natural gas. The move could send a signal to consumers across the country that the new era is well and truly here.

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Why The Tesla Cybertruck Should Be Built In Texas - CarBuzz