Elon Musk has defied the California coronavirus rules and reopened his Tesla factory. The move comes as states and cities around the United States experiment with ways to safely reopen their economies after the coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and forced tens of millions of Americans out of work.
Musk over the weekend threatened to leave California for Texas or Nevada over his factory's closure. His move has highlighted the competition for jobs and ignited a rush to woo the billionaire executive by states that have reopened their economies more quickly in response to encouragement from U.S.
President Donald Trump. In an email on Monday, Tesla referred to an order on Thursday by California's governor allowing manufacturers to