Marion council votes to seek state government approval for battery factory in Adelaide despite hundreds of submissions opposing it
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Elon Musk’s Tesla is one step closer to opening a factory in an Adelaide suburb despite overwhelming community opposition from “anti-Tesla and anti-Elon Musk sentiment”.
On Tuesday night the City of Marion council voted to seek state government approval to sell the site to a developer who will build the factory.
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