Tesla has reopened its only electric vehicle plant in the United States located in Fremont, California, ignoring local authorities’ closure orders for the coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, tweeted that the factory had resumed production.
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Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2020
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In U.S.A. Both state and local governments are trying to determine the best way to initiate deconfusion after more than a month of quarantine.
“Silly concerns”
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And in recent weeks, the businessman has repeatedly spoken out against closing orders.
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Additionally, it has downplayed the severity of COVID-19 and ensured that coronavirus concerns are “dumb.”
While California has relaxed the restrictions and now allows manufacturing activities, Alameda County, where the plant is located, has not.
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But instead of waiting for a failure, the Tesla co-founder simply announced on Twitter that the plant would resume activity.
A “different treatment”
The local police department said it was aware of the situation, but would act at the discretion of county health officials.
The Alameda Public Health Department reported Monday that it was in constant communication with Tesla leaders about plans to reopen.
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Musk has downplayed the severity of the coronavirus by claiming these are “dumb” concerns.
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In an email seen by Reuters, Tesla informed workers that the decision to resume activity was in line with guidelines issued by California authorities.
Musk tweeted that Tesla had been treated differently, claiming that other American automakers had been allowed to restart production.
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In some images of this Monday, Tesla’s parking lot is seen almost full. The plant had been closed to all types of operations, except essential operations, since March 26.
Tesla out of California
Tesla opened a plant in Shanghai, China last year and is building another one outside Berlin in Germany.
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Fremont houses Tesla’s headquarters as well as its main manufacturing plant.
On Saturday, Musk warned that he would move the U.S. plant to another state if necessary, if that allowed him to resume production.
Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas / Nevada immediately. If we even retain Fremont manufacturing activity at all, it will be depend on how Tesla is treated in the future. Tesla is the last carmaker left in CA.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2020
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Officials from the states of Texas, Utah, Georgia and Nevada, where Tesla already has a battery assembly plant, contacted him offering him incentives to make the move.
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And California Governor Gavin Newsom said he had spoken to Musk last week and that his concerns were part of the reason his state had decided to gradually restart the activity, as he eased the containment measures.
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