He says he’ll move the headquarters of his electric car company out of California to Texas or Nevada.
Elon Musk lashed out on Saturday at California health officials who have not yet cleared Tesla, his electric car company, to restart production at its plant in Fremont, saying he would move the company’s headquarters to Texas or Nevada.
On Friday, health officials from Alameda County told Tesla it was not yet allowed to resume operations in Fremont because of fears that the coronavirus will spread among the company’s workers. Manufacturers have been allowed to restart work in other parts of the state that have had small outbreaks of the virus.
“Frankly, this is the final straw,” Mr. Musk said on Twitter. “Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even retain Fremont manufacturing activity at all, it will depend on how Tesla is treated in the future.”
In a separate tweet, Mr. Musk said Tesla would file a lawsuit against Alameda County.
“The unelected & ignorant ‘interim Health Officer’ of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense.
