Tesla gets green light to reopen California plant

Back in business: A file picture showing people entering the Tesla assembly plant on Monday. Tesla Inc can begin preparing for a restart of its only US car plant as soon as next week, according to the county. — Bloomberg

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc can begin preparing for a restart of its only US car plant as soon as next week, a California county said, a boon for the automaker that had threatened to flaunt authorities’ orders to keep the factory shut.

Health officers for Alameda County said on Twitter late Tuesday that a reopening can happen if Tesla adopts extra recommendations to battle the coronavirus in its safety plans. Tesla had sent Alameda a new plan for meeting criteria to reopen on Monday.