Musk to Move Tesla's HQ out of California?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened Saturday to pull the company’s factory and headquarters out of California and sued local officials who have stopped the company from reopening its electric vehicle factory.

In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Tesla accused the Alameda County Health Department of overstepping federal and state coronavirus restrictions when it stopped Tesla from restarting production at its factory in Fremont. The lawsuit contends Tesla factory workers are allowed to work during California’s stay-at-home order because the facility is considered “critical infrastructure,” AP reports.

– Frankly, this is the final straw – Musk tweeted. – Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately – he added.

He wrote that whether the company keeps any manufacturing in Fremont depends on how Tesla is treated in the future.

Musk’s tweets come as competing automakers are starting to reopen factories in the U.S.

Toyota will restart production on Monday, while General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler all plan to restart their plants gradually on May 18.

Tesla is the only major automaker with a factory in California.

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