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Tesla will reportedly require workers at its Nevada battery factory to wear masks

The Verge

Tesla will reportedly require masks as its Nevada plant | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. All Tesla workers at the company’s battery factory in Reno, Nevada will be required to wear masks indoors beginning Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Nevada Gov.

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Panasonic resumes work at Tesla?s Nevada Gigafactory, but not in New York

The Verge

Panasonic has resumed its work making battery cells at Tesla’s Gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada, the company tells The Verge. Panasonic has been in a “steady ramp up” at the Nevada Gigafactory, the spokesperson said. The Buffalo, New York solar panel factory. Image: Tesla.

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Elon Musk reportedly plans to move to Texas

The Verge

The company received tens of millions of dollars in local property tax breaks to build the plant on 2,100 acres east of Austin’s airport, over the objections of some local residents. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. The factory is expected to begin delivering its first vehicles in 2021.

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Tesla worker tests positive for COVID-19 after New York factory reopens

The Verge

One employee from Panasonic, which shares space with Tesla at its New York and Nevada factories, also tested positive back in March before the shutdowns. Tesla has brought back furloughed workers in California and Nevada after those factories reopened, so it’s unclear why they aren’t bringing back the ones in New York. million penalty.

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These trains could carry giant batteries across Colorado and deliver clean energy to Denver

Fast Company Tech

A substation can also turn electricity generated from a power plant into a format that can be used by local homes and businesses. A substation can turn energy into a format that can cover long distances without losing much energy, Smith says.

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Panasonic to resume work at Tesla?s New York solar factory this week

The Verge

It’s not clear whether Tesla, which employs more than 1,000 people at the factory, is also restarting production there after having already resumed battery production in Nevada and vehicle manufacturing in California. Both companies resumed operations at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory last week.

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Tesla whistleblower Martin Tripp ordered to pay $400,000 to settle hacking case

The Verge

Tesla even misled local police about a potential mass shooting by Tripp at the company’s Nevada factory. The local sheriff determined the threat was not real, but Tesla issued a press release, which was picked up by several media outlets. But in the end, Tripp came out on the losing side.

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