Jul 5, 2022 - 12:06 pm
Tesla pauses in Germany while expanding in Texas
Tesla will pause production at Giga Berlin from next Monday, 11 July. Production processes are to be optimised by 22 July – according to reports, the cycle time will be halved in the future. Tesla has also applied to the city of Austin to expand the Texas Gigafactory.
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Jun 4, 2022 - 07:16 pm
Tesla to stop hiring and cut jobs by 10%
Elon Musk has imposed a worldwide hiring freeze at Tesla and has plans to lay off ten per cent of the workforce because he has “a very bad feeling” about the economy. He has already confirmed the plans to Reuters.
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May 5, 2022 - 12:39 pm
Tesla looks to expand German gigafactory
Tesla is planning to massively expand its property in Grünheide, according to a media report. The additional area is apparently to be used for additional storage space and a goods station. Should it get that far, there would still be some hurdles.
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Apr 21, 2022 - 01:56 am
Tesla starts 2022 with record profits
Tesla has presented their business figures for the first quarter of 2022. Tesla achieved a surplus of 3.32 billion euros. While the production stop in Shanghai at the end of the quarter prevented better results, it is only likely to show its full effect in Q2.
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Mar 24, 2022 - 12:49 pm
Tesla plans to build more models in Germany
Following the start of deliveries of the first Model Y Performance produced in the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, Tesla plans to gradually expand production. New paint colours will soon follow, and later more models will be built in Germany, according to Elon Musk.
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Mar 22, 2022 - 11:50 am
Tesla starts delivering Model Y cars from Giga Berlin
Tesla is beginning to deliver the first Model Y Performance cars produced at the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg today. This is also the opening of the company’s first production site in Europe and its “most advanced, sustainable and efficient factory” to date.
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Mar 17, 2022 - 01:30 pm
Tesla secures water supply in Brandenburg
Tesla can continue with the production ramp-up at Giga Berlin as planned. According to media reports, the Strausberg-Erkner Water Association (WSE) will not terminate the supply contract as threatened in the meantime.
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Mar 6, 2022 - 12:49 pm
Environmental approval granted for Giga Berlin
Brandenburg’s Minister President Dietmar Woidke has now handed Tesla the final environmental permit for Giga Berlin in Grünheide. The permit states that production can only start when Tesla fulfils the conditions set out in a 536-page document.
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Mar 3, 2022 - 11:32 am
Tesla to receive final environmental permit for Giga Berlin
According to a media report, the Potsdam State Office for the Environment (LfU) will give Tesla final approval for Giga Berlin in Grünheide. However, the completion of the environmental permit and the decision do not yet mean that Tesla can start production of the Model Y.
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Feb 21, 2022 - 01:44 pm
Giga Berlin expansion plans rumoured to be on ice
Tesla has reportedly shelved plans to expand its Grünheide plant beyond its initially planned capacity of 500,000 cars per year for the time being, according to a media report. Instead, its own cell production is apparently to be pushed ahead first.
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Feb 10, 2022 - 12:26 pm
Production at Giga Berlin delayed again
The start of production at the Tesla factory in Grünheide has been delayed again. Tesla will reportedly not be allowed to let the first cars roll off the production line for sale until mid-March at the earliest.
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Jan 10, 2022 - 01:09 pm
Tesla receives another preliminary approval for Giga Berlin
Tesla just received another preliminary approval for test production at Giga Berlin instead of the final approval for the entire project the company has been waiting for. This means that production at the Tesla factory in Texas is likely to start before production in Germany.
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Nov 26, 2021 - 01:56 pm
Tesla declines German grant for battery plant
Tesla is foregoing a possible government subsidy of billions of euros for the planned battery cell production in Grünheide. In September, it was still said that the Californian company could expect a subsidy of 1.135 billion euros.
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Nov 24, 2021 - 01:54 pm
Environmental objection period for Giga Berlin closed
The online discussion on objections to the Tesla plant in Grünheide, which was scheduled for a second time, is now closed. Brandenburg’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Jörg Steinbach, remains optimistic that the first electric cars will roll off the assembly line there this year.
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Nov 16, 2021 - 02:17 pm
Zero-emission trains for Brandenburg
The Berlin-Brandenburg region will get its first zero-emission regional trains from December 2024. Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) has just ordered 31 two-car battery trains of the type Mireo Plus B from Siemens Mobility. In May this year, NEB already announced plans for six hydrogen trains and associated infrastructure along the RB27 regional railway line – also […]
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Oct 28, 2021 - 04:57 pm
Brandenburg gigafactory granted two more preliminary approvals
In two further approvals of the early start, the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment has granted permission for the construction of further parts of the Tesla vehicle factory. In addition, the operational capability of other parts of the plant that have already been built may be checked.
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Oct 21, 2021 - 02:08 am
Tesla reaches balance between profit and investment over Q3
More vehicles delivered, more revenue, more profit: Tesla demonstrates its growth ambitions in the third quarter of 2021 – without losing profitability. In addition, the Californian company has published an interesting piece of news in its latest annual report: Tesla is making a global switch for standard range models to LFP batteries.
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Oct 11, 2021 - 12:59 pm
Rock Tech to build lithium plant in Germany
Rock Tech Lithium announces the construction of a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Guben, Brandenburg – 60 kilometres from Tesla’s plant in Grünheide. The plan is to produce around 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year there, or enough for around 500,000 electric cars.
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Aug 24, 2021 - 11:50 am
Tesla Model Y deliveries begin in Europe
Tesla has handed over the first Model Ys to customers in Europe. As social media posts show, the first handovers are in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. There are also new rumours about the battery technology of the Model Y to be built at Giga Berlin.
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Aug 14, 2021 - 11:40 am
Laschet meets Musk at the Giga Berlin
German chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) met with Elon Musk on his tour of the Giga Berlin factory. The candidate is known for his ability to sometimes place his foot in his mouth, and this meeting did not disappoint.
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