Netease technology news on May 12, according to foreign media reports, on Monday, Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer, tweeted to confirm that the company's Fremont auto assembly plant in California had resumed production.

Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, confirmed that he had violated local asylum orders and decided to reopen the company's car manufacturing plant in Fremont, California. Musk said he would work on the company's production line this week. "If anyone is arrested, I ask that I be arrested alone," Musk wrote

Tesla's California plant employs 10000 workers and Monday's parking lot is almost full, which may indicate the company's resumption of production in defiance of orders from local health authorities.

Tesla recalled some of its employees and has completed the production of about 200 model y and model 3 vehicles, according to two current employees who did not want to be named. In the process, musk threatened to move Tesla's manufacturing operations and headquarters out of California on twitter, and sued Alameda County for "asylum in place" orders.

In an email from Tesla, the company is also recalling employees who were asked to take unpaid leave last month. Tesla had only asked some workers to report back to the factory later this week. Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for the Alameda County Public Health Department declined to comment.

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, who announced last week that he would allow manufacturers to resume operations, said: "I'm surprised by this, and I don't know the details of this." But Steve mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, backed Tesla, saying California needed to work with Tesla so that musk could quickly and safely reopen the Fremont plant.

Over the weekend, musk has been complaining about the local asylum order that Alameda County officials have implemented since mid March. In order to slow down the spread of the epidemic, the local asylum order restricts all businesses except "basic business", and only allows enterprises to handle the most basic operations such as salary. Tesla struggled after the order was issued, eventually closing the plant on March 23.

Previously, Tesla had spent a long time trying to persuade local officials that it should be allowed to continue to produce electric vehicles, as the Department of Homeland Security identified car manufacturing as "the nation's key infrastructure.". The Tesla Fremont plant was shut down a week after the initial "asylum in place" order was issued in Alameda County.

Musk argued that California governor Nathan's state wide "home quarantine" order left room for Tesla's automaker to continue operating. On Saturday local time, musk said Tesla would sue Alameda County in protest. Newson said Monday that officials in California and Alameda County had "very constructive conversations" with Tesla representatives, and he hoped the company would "open as early as next week.".

In an interview over the weekend, Alameda County inspector Scott Haggerty said the county and Tesla would reach an agreement to reopen the plant on May 18. But that was before Mr. musk launched an attack and brought a lawsuit on Saturday.

Tesla reportedly started making cars over the weekend and told all employees to be ready to return to work. The employees were told to stay at home if they were not feeling well, but had to take unpaid leave. It is reported that last month Tesla extended its employees' leave and cashed in many employees' paid leave. Ford and other automakers, including general motors, have agreed to resume production and operations at U.S. plants later this month. Some of them want to open earlier, but are boycotted by the UAW.

Many Tesla employees interviewed said they needed to make a tough decision about whether to return to work this week. Because many people are hourly workers, if you stay at home, you won't get paid. However, even if they return to work, their income will be less than in the past due to the recent company wide salary reduction.

Many employees say it's not safe to go back to the factory and assemble cars because they need to work close. "We were attracted by the" Tesla dream "of saving the planet, and as a result, we were treated so badly that even though I loved my job, I didn't want to continue to work for musk at the risk of my health," said one employee

Late Monday, Alameda County finally responded that it expected Tesla to provide a "site plan" for reopening the plant "later in the day," and "expects to review Tesla's plans and reach a security agreement and timetable for reopening.". In fact, at this time, musk has publicly stated that it will reopen its work, and the factory has begun to put into automobile production. "

"Today, May 11, we learned that the Tesla plant in Fremont, California, has gone beyond the minimum basic operations," said Alameda County. We have informed Tesla that they will only be able to maintain minimal basic operations until we have an approved plan in accordance with local public health order. " (small, Chenchen)

Source: Netease technology report, translated by Baidu