I'll throw in my opinion. While Musk may be cavalier towards OSHA and
other regulations, he is certainly focused on producing an amazing
product and a solid financial position.
No matter how disposable his workers may be, if there's a flare-up of
infections and deaths - in any state - the public is not going to ignore
that. I'm quite certain Musk has the awareness to realize this and will
do whatever is necessary to try to prevent this.
I'm not taking a position on this, just stating how I see it.
Peri
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From: "EVDL Administrator via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "EVDL Administrator" <[email protected]>
Sent: 10-May-20 8:51:41 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Musk throws another tantrum
On 10 May 2020 at 9:36, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
I am betting his approach is to try to forge ahead and at the same time
try to make it safe for his employees.
You may know something that I don't, but that's not a bet I'd make. Tesla
doesn't run a safe shop. From 2014 to 2018, they had 3 times as many OSHA
violations as Nissan, Toyota, Ford, Kia, and Mercedes all put together.
That, and his stressful work culture, suggests to me that Musk considers his
assembly workers disposable. That seems literally true now that he's hot to
get them back to work and passing around a fatal disease.
Tantrum? That is just a biased, provocative, and unhelpful way to view
it.
How else would you describe Musk's twitter-fits? He sounds like a petulant
4th-grader: if California won't play his way, he's going to take his toys
and go home to Texas.
That's going to be a pretty expensive snit, if he carries it out. I don't
see how Tesla can afford it.
They can't seem to stay profitable, and their main market, the US, is
turning EV-unfriendly. Their US tax credit is done. A lot of their revenue
comes from other automakers buying their emissions credits. What happens as
EU and Asian automakers increase their own EV production, and have less need
for those credits? They seem to be betting on China, and that might be
smart, but they haven't made much sales headway in Europe.
Don't get me wrong here. Musk is a genius and his company designs and
builds outstanding vehicles that happen to be EVs. But his erratic behavior
is driving off his executive talent and giving investors headaches.
More than that, it's having an effect on folks likely to buy EVs -
intelligent, educated tech people. Over the years I've watched as their
comments about Musk and Tesla have gone from admiring and interested to
appalled and repelled. That's not the way you make your company look like a
good corporate citizen.
If Musk wants to reverse that trend, I think he needs to chill a little,
back off the ranting, and demonstrate more concern for his employees.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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