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Tesla factory in Brandenburg officially approved - but an important judgment is still missing

2022-03-05T05:26:39.008Z


Tesla factory in Brandenburg officially approved - but an important judgment is still missing Created: 05/03/2022 06:17 Good news for Tesla boss Elon Musk - the state of Brandenburg has approved its car factory in Grünheide near Berlin. © Patrick Pleul/dpa Good news for Tesla boss Elon Musk: the state of Brandenburg has approved its car factory in Grünheide near Berlin. But it doesn't start yet


Tesla factory in Brandenburg officially approved - but an important judgment is still missing

Created: 05/03/2022 06:17

Good news for Tesla boss Elon Musk - the state of Brandenburg has approved its car factory in Grünheide near Berlin.

© Patrick Pleul/dpa

Good news for Tesla boss Elon Musk: the state of Brandenburg has approved its car factory in Grünheide near Berlin.

But it doesn't start yet.

Potsdam/Grünheide – Around two years after the start of construction, the US electric car manufacturer Tesla* has given the green light for its factory in Grünheide near Berlin.

The State Office for the Environment granted approval under the Immission Control Act for the first Tesla car plant in Europe - but subject to conditions, as the Brandenburg state government announced on Friday.

Brandenburg: Tesla wanted to start production as early as 2021

The decision was "a small ray of sunshine in difficult times," said Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD).

"We have worked hard together." The production of electric cars for sale could start in a few weeks.

Tesla built the factory at its own risk through 19 early approvals, although the final approval was missing.

Company boss Elon Musk had originally hoped * to start production in Grünheide in mid-2021.

In a first phase, up to 500,000 cars per year with around 12,000 employees are planned.

Tesla must first meet a number of requirements before it can start.

The company was confident: "We will try to work through this as quickly as possible," said Tesla.

The company also wants to build new types of batteries in Grünheide.

According to Tesla, around 3,000 people are currently employed there.

Tesla: Dispute over water supply

The approval had been postponed in recent months, partly because the company had added the construction and operation of a battery factory to its application for approval.

After the updated motion was interpreted, a discussion began of hundreds of objections from critics, which the country repeated after criticism from environmental groups over a deadline.

Conservationists and residents fear environmental damage.

They think the water supply is at risk.

Part of the site is in a water protection area.

Tesla has dismissed the concerns and lowered planned water use.

Nevertheless, there is a court dispute about the water pumping from the Eggersdorf waterworks, which also supplies Tesla.

The administrative court in Frankfurt (Oder) heard on Friday about a lawsuit brought by the Green League and the Brandenburg Nature Conservation Union against the approval of additional water withdrawal.

A decision was expected on Friday.

The Strausberg-Erkner water association has announced that it will terminate the supply contract with Tesla* if the water permit is revoked.

(dpa)

*Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

Source: merkur

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