Tesla Model Y voted ‘coolest thing made in California’
Updated: 4:12 PM PDT Oct 6, 2023
MELANIE. NEW THIS MORNING, THERE IS AN EXCITING AND FIRST OF ITS KIND COMPETITION UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. IT’S CALLED THE COOLEST THING MADE IN CALIFORNIA AWARDS CONTEST, WHERE MANUFACTURERS HIGHLIGHT THEIR MOST REMARKABLE AND INVENTIVE PRODUCTS. AND HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CONTEST, THE RULES AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS ANANDA ROCHITA WITH THE CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURER AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. GOOD MORNING. AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. SO, FIRST OF ALL, IT’S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. HOW DID THE IDEA FOR THIS EVEN COME ABOUT? SO THERE ARE 30,000 MANUFACTURERS ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT EMPLOY ABOUT 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE. SO WE WANTED TO KNOW WHO MAKES THE COOLEST THING. AND WE DON’T WANT TO BE THE JUDGES. WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO DECIDE. AND YOU BOUGHT SOME STUFF. OKAY. SO LET’S START OVER HERE TO OUR RIGHT. TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE HERE. YEAH. SO THIS IS FIRE GREEN. THEY ARE BASED IN LOS ANGELES. THEY MANUFACTURE CLOTHES IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL. AND SHE REALLY TAKES PRIDE ON FINDING INSPIRATION FROM HOLLYWOOD. BUT THIS IS THESE ARE ALL GOLF CLOTHES. AND IT’S REALLY HARD TO FIND A SOME GOLF CLOTHES FOR WOMEN. I MEAN, I’M A GOLFER. IT’S KIND OF DIFFICULT, BUT THE FABRICS ARE AMAZING AND IT’S ALL MADE IN CALIFORNIA AS ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS AS WELL. WE HAVE COUNTRY ARCHER HERE. THEY MAKE BEEF JERKY IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IT’S ALL MADE WITH GRASS FED BEEF, ZERO SUGAR FOR SOME OF THEM AS WELL, AND LOTS OF PROTEIN. OKAY. AND THEN THIS IS BLUE DIAMOND. YEAH, ICONIC IN SACRAMENTO. YEAH. THEY’VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 100 YEARS. THEY HAVE A HUGE PRESENCE IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. GREAT COMPANY. THIS IS ONE OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WAS ACTUALLY JUST NOMINATED BECAUSE NOMINATIONS OPENED ON MONDAY. YES. OKAY. HERE WE ARE NOMINATED FOR THAT. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE SIEMENS MOBILITY HERE. THEY HAVE A HUGE PRESENCE IN THE SOUTHERN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AREA. THEY EMPLOY OVER 2000 PEOPLE. SO IF YOU EVER SEE A RAILCAR AROUND THE WORLD, MOST LIKELY IT WAS MADE IN SOUTH SAC. SO THAT’S PRETTY EXCITING. NICE, NICE. AND THEN WE HAVE THE F 35 THROUGH LOCKHEED. THEY GAVE ME ONE OF THEIR MODELS TO SHOWCASE AND THEY HAVE OVER 300 SUPPLIERS IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS LARGER THAN TEXAS, FLORIDA, NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT COMBINED. AND THERE ARE OVER 50,000 DIRECT AND INDIRECT JOBS JUST IN CALIFORNIA TO MAKE THE F. SO A LOT OF COOL THINGS. OKAY. GIVE US THE TIMELINE, BECAUSE NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW. YES, NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN NOW UNTIL NEXT WEEK. UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY. AND AFTER THAT, IT’S A POPULAR VOTE AND IT’S A SHOWDOWN FOR THESE COMPANIES TO GO HEAD TO HEAD. TOP 16, TOP EIGHT, TOP FOUR. AND WE’RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS ON OCTOBER SIX. AND WHAT’S THE PRIZE FOR THE WINNER? THE PRIZE FOR THE WINNER IS BRAGGING RIGHTS. AND ALSO IT POSSIBLE TO DO A VIDEO WITH OUR CEO, LANCE HASTINGS, AS WELL. BUT THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE MAKING CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE AT THE KIMPTON SAWYER HOTEL HERE IN SACRAMENTO. AND THAT’S THE FIRST TWO, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YEAH. SO A LOT OF FIRSTS. YEAH. THAT’S AWESOME. OKAY. SO HAPPY THAT YOU’RE HERE. AND GIVE US THE WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO GET MORE INFORMATION. YES. COOLEST THING, CALIFORNIA DOT COM. ANYONE CAN NOMINATE ANY OF THE PRODUCTS AS LONG AS YOU MANUFACTURE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE YOUR HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA. YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE CALIFORNIANS MAKING THE PRODUCTS HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO MELANIE, YOU AND I WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT BEFORE BEFORE I CAME OUT HERE. TELL ME AGAIN WHAT YOUR FAVORITE NUT IS. WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL REQUEST? OKAY. SO I HAVE DIBS ON THAT CAN OF WASABI, ALMONDS OF WASABI, ALMONDS. I LOVE WASABI, BUT I DO HAVE SOME SPICY DILL PICKLE ALMONDS. DILL PICKLE, ALMONDS. TAKE THEM. OKAY. DONE. AND THE NUT THINS TO THE CRACKERS ARE THE BEST. OKAY. AND THEN YOU COUPLE IT UP WITH SOME OF THE BEEF JERKY. THE BEEF JERKY. OH, GOSH. YOU’RE GETTING EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE. OKAY, SO THE GOOD NEWS IS ANANDA’S LEAVING THIS FOR US, SO I’LL BE ABLE TO BRING IT IN TO EVERYBODY. I’M SO GRATEFUL.
Tesla Model Y voted ‘coolest thing made in California’
Updated: 4:12 PM PDT Oct 6, 2023
The Tesla Model Y is the winner of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association’s “Coolest Thing Made in California” competition.Several different California inventions and products have been voted on by people since August in a series of bracket-style rounds. The top four products were the Tesla Model Y, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Victus Nox and Carmazzi Carmel Corn. California’s lieutenant governor announced the award Friday at the CMTA’s MakingCA Conference on National Manufacturing Day. | WATCH | Small caramel corn business out of Sacramento in the running for ‘Coolest Thing Made in California’
The Tesla Model Y is the winner of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association’s “Coolest Thing Made in California” competition.
Several different California inventions and products have been voted on by people since August in a series of bracket-style rounds.
The top four products were the Tesla Model Y, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Victus Nox and Carmazzi Carmel Corn.
California’s lieutenant governor announced the award Friday at the CMTA’s MakingCA Conference on National Manufacturing Day.
| WATCH | Small caramel corn business out of Sacramento in the running for ‘Coolest Thing Made in California’
