Tesla presents environmental deal for Gigafactory 4

There are updates on Tesla’s planned Gigafactory in Brandenburg: Tesla presented an environmental protection package in response to demands from nature conservationists. According to the package, Tesla wants to hang up about 400 nesting boxes and resettle several forest ant colonies. In addition, reptiles are to be resettled and kept away with protective fences. According […]

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Gigafactory 4: Tesla applies for state funding in Germany

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Tesla has submitted the expected application for subsidies to the state of Brandenburg for the construction of the Gigafactory 4 near Berlin. Federal Economic Minister Peter Altmaier has now formulated “certain criteria” for a possible federal subsidy. According to Tillmann Stenger, chairman of the board of the responsible business promotion bank (ILB) of the state […]

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Tesla signs land purchase contract for Gigafactory 4

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In Germany, the site for the planned Tesla factory in Brandenburg district of Grünheide has been moved forward with a decisive step: Tesla has now signed the purchase contract with the state of Brandenburg for the 300 hectares of land for Tesla’s Gigafactory 4. The purchase contract was already approved by the Brandenburg state government […]

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Tesla’s stocks and Brandenburg land purchase

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In Germany, the Finance Committee of the Brandenburg State Parliament has approved the purchase agreement for the site of the planned Tesla factory in Grünheide. The purchase price was initially estimated at just under 41 million euros. Now the Tesla board just has to approve the purchase contract. The purchase price of 40.91 million euros […]

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The next Tesla manager throws in the towel

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Tesla must yet again cope with the departure of a production manager. Bert Bruggeman was only appointed Vice-President of Production at Fremont plant one year ago and has already thrown in the towel. In view of his unexpected departure, a successor has not yet been announced. The move was first reported in the German business […]

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Tesla founds subsidiary for Gigafactory 4

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Tesla has founded a European public limited company called Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE for the operations of its planned plant in Grünheide, Brandenburg. Meanwhile, there is a rumour from China that Tesla already produces 1,000 Model 3s per week at its plant in Shanghai. Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE was first reported by local media with […]

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New details on Tesla Gigafactory 4 near Berlin

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According to German media, Tesla plans to invest up to four billion euros to build Gigafactory 4 close to Berlin. The Grünheide site is to produce up to 150,000 electric cars a year once opened. The four billion euros must be taken as a whole, though, meaning Tesla is planning to build in stages. How […]

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