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May 15, 2020 10:53 pm

Panasonic resumes work at Teslas Nevada Gigafactory, but not in New York




The Buffalo, New York solar panel factory. | Image: Tesla

Panasonic has resumed its work making battery cells at Tesla’s Gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada, the company tells The Verge. But Panasonic will not return to work at Tesla’s Buffalo, New York solar panel factory this weekend as planned.


Mark Shima, president of Panasonic Solar North America (PSNA), has told employees in emails obtained by The Verge that the company has to delay bringing workers back because the region the factory is in, Western New York, did not meet New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new criteria for reopening. “We will NOT restart manufacturing on this Saturday, May 16th,” Shima wrote in an email sent Thursday. “The new target date depends on the COVID-19 situation of Erie County and it will be announced from me...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/15/21260536/panasonic-reopens-tesla-nevada-gigafactory-buffalo-new-york

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