Elon Musk announced plans to build Giga Berlin in November 2019 while in Germany receiving the Autobild Golden Wheel award. Since then construction has moved ahead at a rapid pace, despite setbacks from protests by […]
IG Metall and Tesla gear up for a battle over contracts at Gigafactory Berlin. The union, which represents metalworkers in the auto industry, among other sectors, negotiates industry-wide contracts. In Germany, every car company is […]
Tesla is planning to have Gigafactory Berlin begin production in mid-2021. A recent drone flyover of the site shows significant progress indicating they are well on their way to meeting that target. The first vehicle planned […]
In October last year Evan Horetsky reportedly left his position as Tesla’s Giga Berlin construction manager. At the time it was unclear if he had left the company altogether as his LinkedIn page still listed […]
There is speculation that Tesla will be growing its electric vehicle production facility in China by acquiring nearly 114 acres next to Giga Shanghai. Although a recent land rights’ transfer did not mention Tesla, the […]
Tesla began construction of Giga Berlin in early 2020, quickly clearing the site despite some opposition from local environmental groups. Construction has continued at breakneck speed, with the large buildings taking shape in recent months. […]
In 2019 Tesla was able to build a Gigafactory in Shanghai, China from nothing but a mud pit in about 11 months, silencing even the loudest critics. While traditional automakers take years to build their […]
A German court has rejected a bid by a group of environmentalists who were attempting to stop Tesla from clearing trees at the site of Giga Berlin. According to the environmental groups Nabu and the […]
Tesla has been hard at work clearing a tree farm next to the Giga Berlin factory in Brandenburg, Germany. Since receiving approval to begin the work last week, crews have been quick to remove thousands […]
Some keen eyed Tesla fans have spotted what appears to be several Model Y bodies at the site of the under-construction Giga Berlin factory. It might seem strange that a construction site would have pre-built […]
