Elon Musk is reported to have sent an email saying the Fremont factory would aim to restart production by Friday in light of state guidelines that allow the reopening of some businesses in California. The county is still under a stay-at-home order.
Tesla Inc. appears to be headed for another tussle with local health authorities over the reopening of its California car-making factory.
A BuzzFeed reporter tweeted a screenshot of the purported email, with the subject line, “Factory Restart!” Musk says in the message that he’d be on site “helping wherever I can” and that employees who felt “uncomfortable” coming back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic should not feel “obligated to do so.”
Musk last week railed against the nationwide shelter-in-place orders just hours after going on a similar rant on Twitter. Tesla reportedly said it was getting conflicting information about what constituted minimum operations. Local authorities did loosen some restrictions on Monday on outdoor activities and businesses such as construction and gardening, but said Thursday they are still working to find ways “to reopen more businesses and activities safely.”
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