BBC: [2] Tesla has reopened its only US electric car plant in California, despite local orders against manufacturing.
[3] On Monday, the company’s chief executive Elon Musk tweeted that production had restarted and he would be “on the line with everyone else”. [4] US states and local governments are trying to determine the best way to open up after lockdown. [5] Mr Musk previously vowed to move the firm’s headquarters out of California if the plant was not allowed to reopen.
[6] While the state has eased restrictions to allow manufacturing, Alameda County, where the Fremont plant is located, has not. The town is about one hour south of San Francisco. [7] On Saturday, Elon Musk said that Tesla had filed a lawsuit against the county asking a court to remove the order that prevents the carmaker from resuming production.
[8] Rather than wait for a ruling, Mr Musk announced on Twitter on Monday that the plant would reopen.