Musk threatens to quit California if Tesla plant is not allowed to reopen
The Bay area was the first region in the US to implement stay-home orders to contain the spread of Covid-19 and has been cautious about lifting them
10 May 2020 - 19:55
New York — Elon Musk has lashed out at the California county blocking Tesla from reopening its only US car plant, threatening to immediately relocate operations to other states and cease manufacturing at the factory.
Hours after the CEO tweeted that Tesla would sue Alameda county, which did not allow the facility to resume operations on Friday, the electric-car maker filed a complaint with the US district court in San Francisco...
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