The alleged attack on the power supply to the Tesla car factory in Grünheide near Berlin has sparked a debate about better protection of sensitive infrastructure in Germany. “Politics and business are jointly required to ensure the security of networks and critical systems,” said the Managing Director of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The police are continuing to investigate whether a left-wing extremist group is responsible for the attack. Tesla factory manager André Thierig said: “We hope that the security authorities in the state of Brandenburg and Germany will think about how to secure this here”