Since Tesla has produced only electric cars since the first day, it has advertised many times how it pollutes nature and the atmosphere less than other brands. Of course, in these years when we started to feel the effects of global warming, all humanity supports every step taken for the environment. But how long can Tesla claim to be green if he continues to break laws designed for our nature? Here are the details…
Tesla paid a fine of nearly $300,000 for polluting the air
Tesla at its electric car manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, for violating the federal Clean Air law, US Environmental Protection Agency He agreed to pay the fine of 275 thousand dollars, which he agreed with.
Tesla California Fremont facility
Of course, we can say that this fine is a cookie money for Tesla, which earned 2.3 billion dollars only in the last 3 months of last year. But it is said that the USA gave this punishment only for show because it wants this company to spread all over the world and become the leader of the industry in the next 10 years.
Because EPA, Tesla’s ‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Cars and Light Commercial Trucks’ in the period from October 2016 to September 2019, and especially surrounding towns, revealed that it also released gases such as formaldehyde, ethylbenzene, naphthalene and xylene into our atmosphere, which are dangerous for human health.
Tesla California Fremont facility
The statements made by Tesla, on the other hand, are that the EPA has not previously discussed the issue with the company and that Tesla’s materials used to cover their vehicles are mixed with the storage. It was said that no work was carried out to minimize the gases released.
In addition, Tesla says that EPA has not previously audited compliance with federal standards at the relevant facility and has not made monthly emission calculations, nor has it collected records regarding the calculation of the pollutant emission rate for coating processes.
But we see that Tesla is not that sincere about the subject. Because in 2019, the company paid 2 different fines, first of 31,000 dollars and then 55 thousand dollars, which were again cut by the EPA on the grounds of equipment leaks and non-compliance with air emission standards.
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