You mean if they have to wait until May 18, which is what was negotiated before Musk had a public tantrum?

That is true about every factory, restaurant or any other business. Government has decided here, that it knows better (which I, FWIW, don't think is true, but it's besides the point), so people shouldn't and cannot choose for themselves how to act. So if anyone else must follow the law, how is it that Musk gets to choose? I know that the answer is "because he is famous". But should it be like that, really?

Frankly - the fact that they are even having this fight should be enough reason to move the factory to a less dogmatic town.

You cannot run a business if the local government is happy to put you out of business.