Tesla to pay $ 750,000 fine for air quality violations at its Fremont plant
Tesla will pay a $ 750,000 fine and a small distributed energy project based on its own solar roofs to address air quality violations at its Fremont, California plant.
A spokesman for the air pollution regulator regulating air pollution in nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area said the settlement covers 33 notices of violations that Tesla received in 2015. It is also noted that since then, Tesla has eliminated all violations.
The total fine was reported to be $ 1 million, but Tesla will pay $ 750,000 and install a solar-roofed energy system. The statement said it would help improve air quality in some counties in the Bay Area. A more ambitious project, which is being implemented by local authorities, aims to reduce energy costs and reduce the level of emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere.
In which area the Tesla energy system will appear has not yet been determined. In the future, the company is known to create a “comprehensive environmental management system” to ensure that Tesla is fully committed to environmental compliance. It was not announced when Tesla should fulfill its obligations.
