Tesla (TSLA) Agrees to Settlement After Clean Air Act Violation

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement over the automaker’s violation of the clean air act. Tesla has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating the Act at its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Fremont, California.

"Today's enforcement action against Tesla reflects EPA's continued commitment to ensure compliance with federal clean air laws," said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator, Martha Guzman.

The EPA also found that Tesla didn't perform the required monthly emissions calculations to demonstrate compliance with federal standards, and it failed to collect and keep all required records associated with the calculation of pollutant emission rate for coating operations.

Tesla has also had multiple fires in the paint shop of its Fremont factory.

The EPA added that Tesla corrected the violations noted in both settlements and returned to compliance.

By Michael Elkins | [email protected]

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