The Devil In The Details: Gigafactory 4 Permitting Process Begins

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 03:04:39 +0000

German authorities are expecting the first planning documents for the new Tesla factory to be filed as early as Monday, and promise to move the permitting process forward as quickly as possible.

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Tesla’s Long & Winding Road From Palo Alto To Grünheide

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:35:40 +0000

Tesla in BrandenburgWhat does an antique Russian bi-plane have to do with Tesla choosing a city in Brandenburg for its first European factory? More than you might think.

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How To Disregard 1.4 Million Demonstrators? Germany’s Got You Covered.

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 10:00:01 +0000

On September 20th, more than 1.4 million people went on the streets in Germany to demand real climate action. My government’s response to these mass-demonstrations will go down as one of the worst political failures of this century

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Why Tesla’s Plan To Build Gigafactory 4 In Germany Makes Sense

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:50:39 +0000

Tesla’s plan to build Gigafactory 4 (GF4) in Germany makes sense if you look at it from the perspective of Tesla’s mission. Business Insider recently published an opinion piece on this topic, claiming the factory location didn’t make sense, and I am aiming to provide a different point of view of things

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More Glimpses Of Tesla Model Y Near Tesla Fremont Factory

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 04:05:35 +0000

The Tesla Fremont factory is priming the nearby roads for another highly sought-after Tesla vehicle, the coming Model Y. Word is that the Tesla Fremont factory is busy putting together an assembly line for the Model Y. It has also been testing them on streets in the surrounding area — and sometimes further away

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Tesla Gigafactory 4, Tesla’s Growth Cost, & A German Forest

Credit to Author: Tim Dixon| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 03:00:30 +0000

Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory General AssemblyTesla recently unveiled that the location of its 4th Gigafactory will be near Berlin, in Brandenburg in the Grünheide municipality next to the GVZ Berlin-Ost Freienbrink industrial park, and that it will require the removal of part of a forest

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Details About Tesla Gigafactory 4 Emerge In German Press

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:12:23 +0000

New details about the new Tesla Gigafactory 4 near Berlin have begun to emerge. The first cars are expected to roll off the line in 2021, but Elon Musk may have other ideas.

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A Gigafactory For Berlin

Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 04:57:36 +0000

When people ask me how it is possible that most of my predictions about Tesla are correct, my answer is, “Those are not my predictions. You just have to listen carefully to Elon Musk, and do it twice, better trice.” Elon tells the truth, unless he is joking, and he likes joking but not if it’s about his mission to change the world to sustainable transportation

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Open The Plug-In Hybrid Floodgates! Germany EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:33:16 +0000

Something clicked in the German plug-in vehicle market after the summer holidays. The market had a record month (9,452 registrations) in September, and then October came and set a new record, this time 26% above the previous one! 11,926 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) were registered, more than doubling last year’s result. With China’s PEV market in post-subsidy blues, this is a welcome boost to global sales. Now if only the US market helped to carry the burden

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