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Tesla to Close Autopilot Office in San Mateo, Lay Off 200 Workers

June 30, 2022 2:05 amJune 29, 2022 8:36 pm

Electric car and energy company Tesla announced on Wednesday that 200 Autopilot workers will be laid off, with the company’s San Mateo office also to close. In the last few years, Tesla and CEO, Elon Musk have had largely mixed...

Tesla Officially Moves Headquarters From Palo Alto to Austin, Texas

December 2, 2021 6:55 amApril 3, 2022 8:28 am

Electric vehicle and energy company Tesla officially moved completely from Palo Alto to Austin, Texas on Wednesday, becoming the latest Californian company to move out of the state in the last few years. The move to Austin had been in...

Tesla Moving HQ From California To Texas!

October 8, 2021 1:09 amApril 3, 2022 7:49 am

Speaking at the Tesla shareholder’s meeting outside of Austin on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk announced that the electric vehicle and energy company would be moving its headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin. Musk cited the high costs for employees in...

Tesla Breaks Ground On Massive New Factory In Lathrop

September 23, 2021 11:44 amSeptember 23, 2021 11:46 am

On Wednesday, Tesla broke ground on its newest factory, the new Megapack battery Megafactory facility, in the San Joaquin County city of Lathrop. The Megapack, a large utility-scale battery system that is critical for storing energy from intermittent green energy...

More Cities in California Are Banning The Use Of Natural Gas

November 18, 2019 3:42 pmNovember 20, 2019 7:51 am

“It’s clear that the bulk of Californians want their natural gas appliances.” The Sierra Club reported last week that more than 50 cities across the state are considering or have passed policies that will over time, eliminate the use of...