<p style="text-align:start;" size="1" _root="[object Object]" __ownerid="undefined" __hash="undefined" __altered="false">Tesla had already made a show of defying local orders by starting production on Monday while <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/05/09/elon-musk-threatens-to-pull-tesla-out-of-california-amid-possible-lawsuit-over-factory-shutdown/#11ab7b167243" target="_self" data-ga-track="InternalLink:https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/05/09/elon-musk-threatens-to-pull-tesla-out-of-california-amid-possible-lawsuit-over-factory-shutdown/#11ab7b167243" aria-label="threatening" class="color-link">threatening</a> to move the factory out of California, but it’s unclear if Musk will face any consequences for openly flouting the law.</p>
