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Tesla Asked by N.Y. Assemblyman to Make Ventilators in State
- Company may not meet hiring goal if shutdown continues
- State-subsidized plant in Buffalo has idled solar operations
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A New York assemblyman has asked Elon Musk to make medical ventilators at Tesla Inc.’s state-subsidized solar factory, which may be unable to meet hiring goals because of a shutdown order.
In a letter to the Tesla chief executive officer on Tuesday, Assemblyman Sean Ryan urged Musk to help the state cope with the worsening pandemic, noting New York is the most-impacted in the nation with more than 20,000 cases of Covid-19.