Elon Musk vows to move Tesla factory in coronavius lockdown row  

Billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk has said he will move the electric carmaker's headquarters out of California, after he was ordered to keep its only US vehicle plant closed, BBC News reported.

"Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately," the CEO tweeted.

The company was filing a lawsuit against Alameda County, he added.

The county's health department had refused to let the Tesla factory reopen on Friday, citing lockdown measures.

According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, 2,715 people in California have died with coronavirus.