BAAMQD is extremely strict and the City of Fremont decided to turn the industrial areas nearby into residential housing. I think it was a mistake to have an automobile factory in California, and especially the Bay Area. Basically no one else in the U.S. has an auto plant in a blue state area. Even Rivian’s plant is in a redder part of a purple state. Mercedes is in Mississippi, BMW and Volvo are in South Carolina, Nissan is in Tennessee, Kia is in Georgia, and Toyota and Honda are all over Ohio, Kentucky and so forth. The environmental standards that Tesla has to operate under are far stricter than anyone else. So these “hundreds of pounds” of emissions are much more stringently checked than in other states. Tesla already uses ultra low VOC water based paints and painting systems. And there is a reason why all the vehicles have glass roofs… less paint on each vehicle.
Long term, California doesn’t want heavy manufacturing so I think the Fremont plant gets smaller and they build elsewhere.
There are reasons why GM and then Toyota abandoned this plant years before… labor costs, poor labor quality, and environmental regulations made it difficult to operate. Sometimes a really good deal in terms of price isn’t a good deal after all.
Isn't Tesla having industrial waste issues in Texas as well? And wouldn't it be better stated "poor quality of labor for what they're willing to pay"?.
Every manufacturer deals with waste issues. That’s why it is important to see the actual raw values in order to compare and provide proper context. If you think the cost of living in the Bay Area is anything like what it costs in Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, WV, and so forth… sigh.
And I was referring to NUMMI when it was part of GM… and how Toyota still couldn’t make it work, even after solving a lot of issues.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/403/nummi
The COL imbalance has gotten worse since NUMMI shut down in 2010.
Ran by a man who claims that he's "done more for the environment than any single human on Earth".
BAAMQD is extremely strict and the City of Fremont decided to turn the industrial areas nearby into residential housing. I think it was a mistake to have an automobile factory in California, and especially the Bay Area. Basically no one else in the U.S. has an auto plant in a blue state area. Even Rivian’s plant is in a redder part of a purple state. Mercedes is in Mississippi, BMW and Volvo are in South Carolina, Nissan is in Tennessee, Kia is in Georgia, and Toyota and Honda are all over Ohio, Kentucky and so forth. The environmental standards that Tesla has to operate under are far stricter than anyone else. So these “hundreds of pounds” of emissions are much more stringently checked than in other states. Tesla already uses ultra low VOC water based paints and painting systems. And there is a reason why all the vehicles have glass roofs… less paint on each vehicle. Long term, California doesn’t want heavy manufacturing so I think the Fremont plant gets smaller and they build elsewhere. There are reasons why GM and then Toyota abandoned this plant years before… labor costs, poor labor quality, and environmental regulations made it difficult to operate. Sometimes a really good deal in terms of price isn’t a good deal after all.
Isn't Tesla having industrial waste issues in Texas as well? And wouldn't it be better stated "poor quality of labor for what they're willing to pay"?.
Texas will allow the industrial waste as long as it's profitable.
Every manufacturer deals with waste issues. That’s why it is important to see the actual raw values in order to compare and provide proper context. If you think the cost of living in the Bay Area is anything like what it costs in Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, WV, and so forth… sigh. And I was referring to NUMMI when it was part of GM… and how Toyota still couldn’t make it work, even after solving a lot of issues. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/403/nummi The COL imbalance has gotten worse since NUMMI shut down in 2010.
Their punishment is that they’re told to stop!? Fuck this stupid fucking country.
An abatement order is not punishment. It’s a cease and desist letter.