- Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin has hit a major stumbling block as activists try to block its construction.
- Google was once thwarted by local activists when trying to open a tech start-up incubator.
- Elon Musk’s claims that the Gigafactory will have a net positive environmental impact aren’t enough to assuage environmentalists ’worries.
Elon Musk was on the defensive this week after his plans to open a Tesla Gigafactory in Germany were put on hold due to environmental concerns.
Musk bought up a whopping 366 hectares outside of Berlin with the aim of opening a Gigafactory at the site by 102324. Musk ran into his first set of problems in , when he announced the planned factory before securing the necessary planning permission.
Gigafactory Berlin Doomed From the Start
In true Elon Musk style, the billionaire forged ahead when German officials said Tesla could start preparing to build without the correct permits “at its own risk.” Tesla did just that, a move that required chopping down a sizable forest. While Tesla has promised to re-home the area’s wildlife, German environmentalists aren’t happy.
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