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Tesla Says It Will Shut Down Its Fremont Factory—Next Monday

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday March 21 2020, @04:59PM   Printer-friendly

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Since Monday, Tesla has been under pressure from officials in Alameda County to shut down operations of its car factory in Fremont, California, to fight the spread of the coronavirus. On Thursday, Tesla finally announced it would halt vehicle manufacturing in Fremont.

"We have decided to temporarily suspend production at our factory in Fremont, from end of day March 23, which will allow an orderly shutdown," Tesla said in a post on its website.

March 23 is next Monday—a full week after officials in seven Bay Area counties ordered non-essential businesses to close down. To make sure there was no confusion about Tesla's status, Alameda County tweeted on Tuesday that Tesla was not an essential business.

But Tesla persisted. In recent weeks, Elon Musk has been a vocal skeptic of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. "Danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona," Musk tweeted on Monday.

Previously:
Alameda County Sheriff Pressures Tesla to Shut Down Fremont Factory

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by sjames on Saturday March 21 2020, @06:31PM (2 children)

    by sjames (2882) on Saturday March 21 2020, @06:31PM (#973890) Journal

    Good luck starting back up if half the planet is mad at them for causing excess deaths and hospitalizations by hampering efforts to curb a pandemic.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 21 2020, @06:38PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 21 2020, @06:38PM (#973893)

    Good luck starting back up if half the planet is mad at them for causing excess deaths and hospitalizations by hampering efforts to curb a pandemic.

    Yeah, but the other half loves them for saving the environment. And that half hates people anyway.

    • (Score: 2) by dry on Sunday March 22 2020, @02:15AM

      by dry (223) on Sunday March 22 2020, @02:15AM (#973998) Journal

      Don't be tricked by the name conservative, they're actually not interested in conserving the planet. You do seem to be right about them hating people though, just have to look at their leader along with the alternate they offer.