Tesla CEO Elon Musk assailed the social distancing measures in place over the past several weeks in the electric car-maker’s home state of California and across the country, which led to a weeks-long closure at the company’s flagship Fremont factory.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk assailed the social distancing measures in place over the past several weeks in the electric car-maker’s home state of California and across the country, which led to a weeks-long closure at the company’s flagship Fremont factory.
“If somebody wants to stay in their house, that's great,” Musk added. “They should be allowed to stay in the house, and they should not be compelled to leave. But to say that they cannot leave their house, and they will be arrested if they do, this is fascist. This is not democratic. This is not freedom.”The remarks doubled down on Musk’s earlier calls to reopen businesses and operations after weeks of country-wide social distancing measures.
“We are absolutely continuing our Model Y capacity expansion at full speed at both Giga Berlin and Giga Shanghai and here in Fremont when they will let us continue,” Musk said during the analyst call. Earlier this week, a string of counties in the San Francisco Bay Area extended their lockdown through at least the end of May, impacting millions of constituents. And in a recent Twitter post, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that California “can only keep flattening the curve if we stay home and practice physical distancing.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Billionaire Bill Ackman has 'enormous respect' for Tesla CEO Elon Musk - Business InsiderBillionaire investor Bill Ackman has 'enormous respect' for Tesla chief Elon Musk, but isn't a fan of his tweets
Read more »
Elon Musk: Tesla battery day to be 'most exciting' in company history - Business InsiderIt's likely to be similar to the company's 'autonomy day' that it held in 2019 to show off its driver assistance technology.
Read more »
Elon Musk says Tesla Autopilot will hit big milestone a year late - Business InsiderTesla CEO Elon Musk said he believes Autopilot will be able to drive an owner from their home to their office by the end of this year.
Read more »
Elon Musk: Tesla robo-taxi network may not happen this year after all - Business InsiderPlenty of people, including Uber's CEO, were skeptical of the goal when Elon Musk first announced the audacious timeline last year.
Read more »
Tesla's Elon Musk doesn't behave like any other CEO in the business - Business InsiderEveryone has to accept that Tesla is worth $150 billion precisely because Elon Musk doesn't behave like any other CEO in the business
Read more »
Tesla's Elon Musk doesn't behave like any other CEO in the business - Business InsiderEveryone has to accept that Tesla is worth $150 billion precisely because Elon Musk doesn't behave like any other CEO in the business
Read more »