Tesla has reopened its only US electric car plant in California, despite local orders against manufacturing.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the company’s chief executive Elon Musk tweeted that production had restarted and he would be “on the line with everyone else”.<\/p>\n
US states and local governments are trying to determine the best way to open up after lockdown.<\/p>\n
Mr Musk previously vowed to move the firm’s headquarters out of California if the plant was not allowed to reopen.<\/p>\n
He has been vocal about the lockdown orders in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
Mr Musk recently celebrated plans to relax restrictions across the country, writing on Twitter: “FREE AMERICA NOW”. He has also dismissed as “dumb” concerns about the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Rather than wait for a ruling, Mr Musk announced on Twitter on Monday that the plant would reopen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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