Tesla to hand in third application for Gigafactory 4

Although the Tesla vehicle plant in Grünheide is being expanded to include a battery cell factory, the water consumption of the combined Gigafactory is not to increase. According to a media report, this emerges from the third application in the main approval process, which Tesla is likely to submit to the state environmental agency this […]

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Gigafactory 4 attacked by climate group

After a fire at the Tesla plant in Grünheide on Wednesday night, when power cables were set on fire, a letter of confession was sent to media from the “Vulkangruppe”, or ‘volcano group’ as they call themselves. The group claims their actions are because Tesla is “neither green, ecological, nor social”. The fire itself was […]

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Giga Berlin decision faces further delays

The final approval for Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide is apparently being delayed further. According to a media report, Brandenburg’s Environment Minister Axel Vogt is said to have cited a lack of “fundamental information”. Besides, there is probably a threat of a new interpretation of the plans, which would result in further delays. A few days […]

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Tesla still without Giga Berlin plant manager

Tesla is apparently still missing a new plant manager for the Giga Berlin factory in Grünheide. According to a media report, former Daimler manager René Reif never started at Tesla despite an original agreement. After Evan Horetsky, overall project manager for the construction of the German Gigafactory, was fired in October 2020, Reif was supposed […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin expansion threatened by water supply

The water consumption for Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide could become a threat to a later expansion of the plant, according to a report by German media. This could affect Tesla’s plans to produce battery cells in Grünheide from 2022. According to the report by ZDF’s Frontal21, the Strausberg-Erkner Water Association (WSE) currently only sees itself […]

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Tesla to deforest further at Giga Berlin site at own risk

The Brandenburg State Office for the Environment has granted Tesla permission to begin further clearing work on the Giga-Berlin site in Grünheide ahead of schedule. Tesla continues to carry out the approved measures for the construction of Gigafactory 4 at its own risk. At the end of August, Tesla submitted an application for the clearing […]

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Jobs at Tesla: Giga Berlin hires for cell & car production

Tesla has begun hiring staff for battery cell production at Giga Berlin in Grünheide. Reports say the company would also look to finding personnel in vehicle assembly starting in January. Up to 7,000 employees would then help build a slightly modified Model Y for the markets in Europe. The job ads were posted on the […]

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Tesla to join S&P 500 stock market in December

Tesla shares are now included in the S&P 500 stock market index after all. Tesla’s inclusion will take place on 21 December. In addition, Tesla has apparently found a new construction manager for the Gigafactory in Grünheide within its own ranks. The S&P 500 is a stock market index that measures the stock performance of […]

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Tesla granted building pre-approval for Giga-Berlin

Tesla has received another provisional building permit for its plant in Grünheide. The Brandenburg State Environmental Agency has approved supporting structures for roofs and exterior walls in the area of the foundry and press shop. This is already the seventh application for preliminary work. The Environmental Agency said that approval could be granted at short […]

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Tesla targets 100 more hectares for Giga Berlin

Tesla has submitted an application to the state of Brandenburg for the clearing of a further 100 hectares of forest on its Giga Berlin site. Back in the USA, the electric car manufacturer’s construction plans for its latest Gigafactory in the state of Texas have now been made public. At the Giga Berlin site in […]

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