Tesla and other carmakers likely to open soon in the US
Elon Musk tweeted his delight at the news that California is opening up some parts of the state — but county level authorities have the final say
08 May 2020 - 15:59
Southfield/Shanghai — Tesla plans to reopen its sole US car plant as soon as Friday, setting up another possible battle with county- and city-level health authorities in California.
The company aims to restart the factory on Friday afternoon, CEO Elon Musk told staff on Thursday in an e-mail seen by Bloomberg. Musk cited California governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement earlier that he will let manufacturers in parts of the state resume operations starting on Friday...
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