Tesla ordered to pay $1.5 million over alleged hazardous waste violations in California
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla ordered to pay $1.5 million over alleged hazardous waste violations in California

Hindustan Times  

A California judge on Friday ordered Tesla Inc. to pay USD 1.5 million as part of a settlement of a civil case alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy centers and a factory, multiple county district attorneys announced. The logo of car manufacturer Tesla The complaint filed in San Joaquin County alleged illegal disposal of hazardous waste and violation of laws involving storage and management of the waste, according to statements from several of 25 district attorneys offices in California involved in the case. “Electric vehicles play a role in environmental betterment, yet it's imperative to recognize that their production and maintenance yield detrimental waste," said San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas. Tesla owns and operates approximately 57 car service centers and 18 solar energy facilities in California, and manufactures electric vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Fremont.

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California plan that might cut Teslas from EV tax credit drives Elon Musk nuts
3 weeks, 3 days ago

California plan that might cut Teslas from EV tax credit drives Elon Musk nuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. California’s potential plan would likely not include Musk’s cars because the program would be …

California receives $150 million for thousands of EV charging ports
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California receives $150 million for thousands of EV charging ports

LA Times  

U.S. officials awarded California nearly $150 million for the construction of more than 9,200 electric vehicle charging ports in an attempt to make zero-emission cars attractive to a wider range of drivers. “If you live in multifamily housing and you don’t have a driveway, there should be a charger close by so that you could charge your vehicle and you’re …

California city unveils nation’s first all electric vehicle police fleet
4 months, 3 weeks ago

California city unveils nation’s first all electric vehicle police fleet

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A city in Southern …

Air regulators ding California Tesla factory over air pollution
7 months, 1 week ago

Air regulators ding California Tesla factory over air pollution

LA Times  

A Tesla manufacturing plant in California has come under fire from local air regulators who say the electric carmaker has frequently released illegal amounts of air pollution. “Tesla’s repeated failure to comply with air quality regulations is unacceptable and increases the risk to public health,” Philip Fine, the air district’s executive officer, said in a statement. The Bay Area Air …

Tesla settles for $1.5 million after allegations of illegally disposing hazardous waste
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla settles for $1.5 million after allegations of illegally disposing hazardous waste

LA Times  

District attorneys from 25 California counties accused Tesla of improperly disposing of hazardous materials. An environmental investigation by the San Francisco district attorney’s office that began in 2018 and spurred similar inquiries throughout the state concluded Thursday, when a San Joaquin County judge ordered Tesla to pay $1.5 million for improperly disposing of hazardous materials. The individual efforts turned into …

Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste

The Hindu  

A group of 25 California counties have sued Elon Musk's Tesla, claiming the electric vehicle maker mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities across the state. The counties accused Tesla of violating state unfair business and hazardous waste management laws by improperly labeling waste and sending the materials to landfills that cannot accept hazardous material. California's hazardous waste management law carries …

US agency sues Tesla over alleged harassment of Black factory workers
1 year, 2 months ago

US agency sues Tesla over alleged harassment of Black factory workers

Live Mint  

A civil rights agency in the United States has filed a lawsuit against Tesla Inc. According to the lawsuit filed by the EEOC, Tesla has neglected to properly investigate complaints regarding racist behaviour and has taken actions such as terminating or retaliating against employees who reported harassment. This lawsuit introduces federal charges in addition to the discrimination claims brought by …

Tesla gets $330M tax deal for Nevada expansion, truck plant
1 year, 9 months ago

Tesla gets $330M tax deal for Nevada expansion, truck plant

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Tesla won more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada on Thursday for the company’s commitment to a massive expansion of its sprawling vehicle battery facilities east of Reno, including the construction of a new electric semi-truck factory. Bob Fulkerson, a longtime social-justice organizer in Reno who raised similar concerns, said the needs of working-class families …

California accuses Tesla of alleged discrimination at plant
2 years, 10 months ago

California accuses Tesla of alleged discrimination at plant

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — California regulators have sued Tesla Inc. alleging the electric car maker has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its trendy vehicles are made. The 39-page lawsuit, filed late Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court by California’s Department of Fair …

California says it’s suing Tesla for ‘severe’ racism at factory
2 years, 10 months ago

California says it’s suing Tesla for ‘severe’ racism at factory

Al Jazeera  

Tesla in a February 8 blog post asked the court to pause the case and take other steps to ensure that facts will be heard. California’s civil rights regulator said it’s suing Tesla Inc. for racial discrimination after finding widespread harassment of Black workers at the electric car-maker’s factory near San Francisco. The state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing …

Tesla Shanghai Plant Delivered 4 Lakh Vehicles in 11 Months Till November 2021
3 years ago

Tesla Shanghai Plant Delivered 4 Lakh Vehicles in 11 Months Till November 2021

News 18  

Tesla’s Shanghai plant had delivered over four lakh vehicles as of November 2021, the US electric car maker said. Deliveries at Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory came in at 413,283 vehicles in the first 11 months of this year, up 242 per cent from the same period last year. The current annual production capacity of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory has exceeded 450,000 vehicles, …

Lawsuit says Tesla subjects women to ‘rampant sexual harassment’
3 years, 1 month ago

Lawsuit says Tesla subjects women to ‘rampant sexual harassment’

Al Jazeera  

Former Tesla employee claims she experienced ‘nightmarish’ sexual harassment conditions and that managers failed to act on her complaints. Tesla Inc.’s female employees face “rampant sexual harassment,” according to a lawsuit by a woman who works in the electric carmaker’s Fremont, California, factory. Jessica Barraza, 38, said in a complaint filed Thursday in state court in Oakland that she experienced …

Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M
3 years, 2 months ago

Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc. must pay nearly $137 million to a Black former worker who said he suffered racial abuse at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco Bay Area factory. Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was harassed and faced “daily racist epithets,” including the “N-word,” while working at Tesla’s Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016 before quitting. “Tesla’s …

Tesla is ordered to pay former worker $137 million for racism at plant
3 years, 2 months ago

Tesla is ordered to pay former worker $137 million for racism at plant

LA Times  

Tesla Inc. lost a case brought by a Black former elevator operator and must pay him $137 million for having turned a blind eye to racial taunts and offensive graffiti he endured at the electric-car maker’s Northern California plant, according to the man’s lawyer. Diaz’s case marked a rare instance in which Tesla, which typically uses mandatory arbitration to resolve …

Former Tesla employee to pay $400,000 to end lawsuit over tips to reporters
4 years ago

Former Tesla employee to pay $400,000 to end lawsuit over tips to reporters

The Hindu  

A former Tesla Inc factory employee will pay Elon Musk's electric car maker $400,000 after it accused him of tipping reporters about alleged production inefficiencies and delays, a court filing shows. The payment by Martin Tripp, a former process technician at Tesla's Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada, was part of a settlement disclosed on Monday and approved that day by Chief …

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