Workers backing a push for better wages and working conditions were among those illegally laid off, members told the National Labor Relations Board.
An agreement with the White House to allow electric cars made by other automakers is part of a broad drive to improve charging and increase sales of battery-powered vehicles.
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use.
The automaker cited a potential problem with the battery pack of the F-150 Lightning but said it was unaware of any incidents “in the field.”
The law is part of the E.U.’s ambitious plans to make the 27-member bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
The law is part of the E.U.’s ambitious plans to make the 27-member bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system would be the first group at the company to organize.
Ford’s $3.5 billion plant in Michigan will draw on technology from CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s No. 1 maker of electric-car batteries.
If it fails or misfires, then it will greatly limit the number of tools to fight climate change or a recession.
Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.