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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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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. Now, the company is waiting for Colorados Public Utilities Commission to approve Xcels expenditure of about $125 million to begin construction on the pilot project.

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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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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. The new factory in Texas will be open to the public, Musk said, and that there will be a boardwalk and hiking and biking trails.

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The fight to make Netflix and Hulu pay cable fees

The Verge

That rule specifies that “video services” must pay a quarterly franchise fee to local governments, unless they’re part of a larger internet service package or operate wirelessly. Georgia isn’t the only place where local towns are pushing for streaming fees. A single successful lawsuit could cost these companies millions.

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Tesla drops its lawsuit against Alameda County over lockdown order

The Verge

A few days later, Tesla restarted production at the factory in violation of public health orders. Musk tweeted that he intended to be on the factory floor along with his workers and dared local officials to arrest him. Shortly after, Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory workers received an email calling them back to work as well.

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Tesla faces criticism of Elon Musk in bid to bring Cybertruck factory to Texas

The Verge

As Tesla made its first public pitch to bring its Cybertruck factory to Austin, Texas on Tuesday, the company faced concerns from citizens about its treatment of workers, the proposal’s impact on the local housing crisis, the need to give the automaker tax breaks, and most of all, CEO Elon Musk. Photos by Sean O’Kane / The Verge.

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