Auto production stop in California – nevertheless, some employees had to show up for work in the factory last week. However, the boss keeps his promise and with medical devices.
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Production at Tesla in California has been idle for a week. One of the reasons for this measure was the fact that two of the factory employees tested positive for the corona virus. Still had to be loud The Verge some employees keep coming to work early last week to finish the last batch of electric cars that were in the middle of the production process.
The local security measures passed an inspection by the local police: “The production of new cars has been stopped, only a small number of employees are in the factory and the measures to keep them away are in place,” said a police spokesman. After these few workers had completed the last e-cars, they are said to have been sent home promptly.
Elon Musk practices prompt help and generosity
Tesla’s latest plant in China also had to close temporarily due to the Covid 19 epidemic. Tesla boss Elon Musk said via Twitter that the factory would be “as soon as possible”. As with other US companies, Musk had assured his support in the fight against the corona virus at the request of both individuals and the government. He had stated that he could manufacture ventilators in his plants (both at Tesla and at SpaceX) and that he wanted to do this as soon as possible (LEADERSNET reported). The Tesla and SpaceX boss also wanted to buy respirators, and, as has now become known, he did not want to see any money for the medical goods that he had produced or purchased.
The first 50,000 breathing masks arrived in Washington just one day after his announcement, and another day later the California government announced that Musk had had 1,000 ventilators delivered to the state. New York, which is currently the Covid 19 epicenter of the United States, also supports Musk with action. The tech billionaire explained that Tesla got them in China and immediately flew them to the USA. In a Twitter post, Elon Musk also confirmed that all such help from his companies should be free of charge. The mayor of the Big Apple, Bill de Blasio, had personally called the tech billionaire for help and was promptly heard. (rb)
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