Pollution regulators order Tesla to stop toxic emissions from Fremont plant

Cars line a parking lot at Tesla's Fremont, Calif., factory on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The facility remains open despite Alameda County shelter-in-place orders to limit spread of the coronavirus. Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials have ordered Tesla to rectify its air quality violations at its Fremont car factory, saying the electric vehicle giant has emitted “harmful precursor organic compounds and toxic air contaminants directly into the atmosphere without proper abatement.” The district, which issued the abatement order Tuesday, sought the order last month after accusing Tesla of...