Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory to start commercial production
Tesla had intended to start production of vehicles by early summer of 2021 in Brandenburg, but the Covid pandemic, supply chain complications, and clashes with environmentalists all slowed its pace
By Yashasvini Razdan
Published - Mar 04, 2022, 04:52 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 18, 2024, 03:03 AM EST
• Brandenburg state environment office approved Tesla’s EV factory
• Tesla had run into clashes with environmentalists, causing delays
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will soon kick off commercial production in Germany, at its new factory near Berlin.
After the Brandenburg state environment office approved Tesla’s plan to set up a gigafactory at Brandenburg, local German officials announced the news. This ended months of delay for the landmark site that was supposed to open last summer.
