The facility has been a point of contention between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and local officials, who argued the plant should be temporarily shuttered due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Musk has been a vocal critic of government-issued guidance during the pandemic, and threatened to move production out of California if the factory was unable to restart.
"We have local support to get back to full production at the factory starting this upcoming week," Tesla VP of Environmental, Health and Safety Laurie Shelby reportedly said in a letter to the plant's 11,000 employees.
"We have local support to get back to full production at the factory starting this upcoming week," Laurie Shelby, Tesla's vice president of environmental, health, and safety reportedly said in a letter to the plant's 11,000 employees.
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Officials in Alameda County, where the Fremont plant is based, said on May 13 that production at Tesla's Fremont location could potentially resume this week — an exception to the county's rules during the pandemic for "Minimum Business Operations," which mandate that businesses scale down operations to protect employees.
"We have agreed that Tesla can begin to augment their Minimum Business Operations this week in preparation for possible reopening as soon as next week," the Alameda County Public Health Department said on May 13. "Next Monday, May 18th, marks two weeks following the May 4th Order loosening restrictions," the statement said. "Provided that the data show progress with our COVID-19 indicators, during this two week period, we would allow additional approved activities for local businesses, including Tesla, as previously planned."
Representatives for Tesla and the Alameda County Public Health Department did not respond to request for comment as of publishing.
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