Tesla skirts Austin’s environmental rules at Texas gigafactory
Electrek
APRIL 22, 2024
Tesla has used a new Texas state law to exempt its Austin gigafactory from Austin’s environmental regulations, as reported by Austin Business Journal.
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APRIL 22, 2024
Tesla has used a new Texas state law to exempt its Austin gigafactory from Austin’s environmental regulations, as reported by Austin Business Journal.
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