https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/elon-musk-dares-arrest-as-he-reopens-tesla-s-california-plant-41589250437759.html
Elon Musk dares arrest as he reopens Tesla's California plant
12 May 2020
Musk in a tweet said production was resuming on Monday, adding that he
would join workers on the assembly line. "If anyone is arrested, I ask that
it only be me," he wrote.
[image /Tesla
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tesla-vehicle-manu.jpg
Elon Musk has threatened to leave California for Texas or Nevada over his
factory's closure
]
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Monday said production was resuming
at the automaker's sole U.S. vehicle factory, in California, defying an
order to stay closed and saying if anyone had to be arrested it should be
him.
The move comes as states and cities around the United States experiment with
ways to safely reopen their economies after the coronavirus outbreak
shuttered businesses and forced tens of millions of Americans out of work.
Musk over the weekend threatened to leave California for Texas or Nevada
over his factory's closure. His move has highlighted the competition for
jobs and ignited a rush to woo the billionaire executive by states that have
reopened their economies more quickly in response to encouragement from U.S.
President Donald Trump.
In an email on Monday, Tesla referred to an order on Thursday by
California's governor allowing manufacturers to resume operations and said
that as of Sunday, previously furloughed employees were back to their
regular employment status.
"We're happy to get back to work and have implemented very detailed plans to
help you keep safe as you return," according to the email seen by Reuters
and titled "Furlough Has Ended And We Are Back To Work in Production!"
Musk in a tweet said production was resuming on Monday, adding that he would
join workers on the assembly line. "If anyone is arrested, I ask that it
only be me," he wrote.
(Also read: Here's why Elon Musk has threatened to move Tesla plant out of
California [
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/cars/here-s-why-elon-musk-has-threatened-to-move-tesla-plant-out-of-california-41589093093952.html
])
Health officials in Alameda County, where the Fremont factory is based, late
on Monday said they were aware that Tesla had opened beyond the so-called
minimum basic operations allowed during lockdown, and had notified the
company it could not operate without a county-approved plan.
In a statement, officials said they expected a proposal from Tesla later on
Monday and "hope Tesla will likewise comply without further enforcement
measures." The statement did not specify consequences and said officials
would not comment further.
The county's lockdown order says violations are punishable by fine,
imprisonment or both.
A spokeswoman for the Fremont Police Department on Monday said her office
was enforcing the lockdown order at the direction of the health department
and had been advised that the county is working with Tesla directly.
Separately on Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said California
should do whatever is necessary to help the electric carmaker reopen its
only U.S. vehicle factory if it wants to keep the company in its state.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday said he spoke to Musk several
days ago and that the Tesla founder’s concerns helped prompt the state to
begin its phased reopening of manufacturing last week.
“I have not only known that company but I have known its founder for many,
many years," Newsom said in his daily coronavirus press briefing. “I have
great reverence for their technology, for their innovative spirit, for their
leadership."
Tesla, which also has a vehicle plant in Shanghai and is building another in
Berlin, on Saturday sued the county, alleging it had violated California's
constitution by defying Newsom's orders allowing manufacturers to reopen.
Musk has discussed opening a second U.S. factory outside California in the
past. In a tweet in February, he solicited comments on potentially opening a
factory in Texas.
Since his threat to leave California on Saturday, officials from Texas,
Georgia, Utah, Oklahoma and Nevada have reached out to Musk on Twitter,
encouraging him to relocate to their state.
A Texas official said his county was available immediately to accommodate
Tesla and invited the billionaire CEO for a visit.
"We have a motivated, pro-business governor," Richard Cortez, county judge
of Texas' Hidalgo County, said on Monday. "What we no longer have is a
shelter at home mandate."
Musk in response tweeted: "Note is much appreciated."
[© hindustantimes.com]
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2020/05/11/teslas-musk-says-ready-for-arrest-as-he-reopens-california-plant-against-local-order/24275200/
Tesla's Elon Musk says ready for arrest as he reopens ...
Chief Executive Elon Musk on Monday said production was resuming at the
automaker's sole U.S. vehicle factory, in California, defying an order to
stay closed ...
3 hrs
[ref
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Don-t-mess-w-Musk-uproot-HQ-move2-TX-Final-straw-he-s-ticked-tp4697295.html
]
https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2020/05/11/broome-to-tesla-sacramento-is-still-manufacturing.html
Tesla plant would be allowed to build cars in Sacramento
May 11, 2020 Broome to Tesla: Sacramento is still manufacturing ... Tesla
Inc. CEO Elon Musk snapped California officials to attention when he said he
wants to move his electric car manufacturing out of the state ... If the car
factory was in Sacramento it would currently be allowed to manufacture, said
Barry Broome, CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. He also noted
that there are some large spaces available for manufacturing in the area ...
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/states-lure-tesla-california-elon-musk-coronavirus-shutdown
Texas joins Utah, Nevada, Georgia to lure Tesla after Musk threatens to
leave California
2020-05-10 ... Texas has joined Utah, Nevada and Georgia to encourage Tesla
CEO Elon Musk to follow through on his threat to move the company's
headquarters after the billionaire said the company would file a lawsuit
against Alameda County, California, for keeping its coronavirus stay-at-home
order in place through May 31 ...
+
https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/11/elon-musk-just-put-a-new-person-in-charge-of-production-at-teslas-fremont-factory/
Elon Musk just put a new person in charge of production at Tesla’s Fremont
factory
May 11, 2020 ... Musk named Richard Miller, who was director of paint
operations at Tesla, to head of production at the factory, according to an
internal email sent to employees ...
For EVLN EV-newswire posts view:
http://www.evdl.org/archive/
https://mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html
{brucedp.neocities.org}
--
Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/
_______________________________________________
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html
INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
