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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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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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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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The Benefits of Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

The Modern Nonprofit

Instead, start by thinking about local partnerships and what your nonprofit can bring to the table for local and small business partners. Our partners at YES Nature to Neighborhoods were able to secure sponsorship for their benefit from a local real estate company. Your mission should reflect the values they embrace.

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Tesla will build Cybertruck factory in Austin, Texas

The Verge

Tesla was recently granted tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks from both the county in Texas where the factory will be built and from a local school district. It will be the company’s fourth factory in the US, following the vehicle factory in California, battery factory in Nevada, and solar factory in New York.

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