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Tesla Gigafactory Near Berlin Saw 500,000 Trees Felled – Report
After repeated clashes with environmentalists, it emerges construction of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin saw 500,000 trees cut down
Protestors Clash With Police At Tesla Gigafactory In Germany
Hundreds of climate activists clashed with police outside Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, in protest over its expansion plans
Tesla Backs Away From Gigacasting Manufacturing – Report
Tesla retreats from pioneering gigacasting manufacturing process, amid cost cutting and challenges at EV giant
Tesla Berlin Factory Arson Attack Claimed By Leftwing Group
Elon Musk brands the damaging and expensive arson attack on Tesla gigafactory in Berlin as “extremely dumb”
Tesla Sued By Californian Counties Amid Hazardous Waste Allegations
Twenty five out of 58 California counties allege Elon Musk's Tesla mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities
Nissan To Invest £3bn, Switch All UK Models To Full Electric
Japanese car maker to invest £3 billion as it confirms all three models made at UK plant will go 100 percent electric
UK Selected For Battery Gigafactory For Jaguar Land Rover EVs
Tata Group, the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has selected Somerset in the UK to build a £4 billion battery gigafactory
Tesla To Build Factory In Mexico, Says President
Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms that Tesla will construct factory near border of Texas
Tesla To Invest $3.6 Billion In Nevada Expansion
Multi billion dollar investment will add two factories to Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory complex for battery and semi electric truck production
Tesla Seeks $776m Expansion Of Texas Gigafactory
After China factory issues, application is filed to expand Tesla gigafactory in Texas, costing hundreds of millions of dollars
Britishvolt Secures Funding For Five Weeks
Staff at battery start-up Britishvolt in Northumberland take a pay cut, after it secures five-week funding lifeline
Tesla Sells 75 Percent Of Bitcoin Holdings
Bitcoin price slides after Elon Musk says cryptocurrency sale was to maximise Tesla's cash position after a shaky second quarter
Tesla Factories In Texas, Germany Losing Billions Of Dollars, Says Elon Musk
Car factories for Tesla in Austin, Texas and Germany are “gigantic money furnaces right now” and losing billions, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk Opens Tesla Gigafactory In Germany
Tesla and Elon Musk have officially opened its third factory near Berlin, with first deliveries of its Model Y being made on Tuesday
Tesla Halts Production At Shanghai Factory, Amid Covid Outbreak
China tightens restrictions across the country as Coronavirus infections surge, with Tesla suspending production at its Shanghai factory
Tesla To Double Manufacturing With New Shanghai Factory – Report
World's most valuable car maker Tesla is to construct new factory in Shanghai, to more than double China production capacity
Sweden’s Northvolt Gigafactory Begins Battery Production
First Northvolt battery cell has been assembled in northern Sweden gigafactory, as start-up readies for 2022 production run
EU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip Factories
European Union may relax its strict state-aid rules, in an effort to increase funding for construction of new chip factories in the bloc
Tesla Hopes To Activate German Factory In October
Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin may launch operations in October, following bureaucratic and environmental delays – but final approval still pending
Battery Gigafactory Planned For Coventry
Huge factory for electric car batteries near Coventry airport officially submitted, and could lead to creation of 6,000 jobs
Nissan To Build EV Battery ‘Gigafactory’ In UK
Nissan's £1 billion investment in electric vehicle hub in Sunderland, includes a Gigafactory for car batteries built by Envision
German Police Investigate Possible Arson At Tesla’s Gigafactory
Arson attack? German police investigate fire at construction site of Tesla Gigafactory, after far left group claims responsibility
Germany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla Plant
Germany's largest union IG Metall reportedly has its sights on organising labour at Tesla's upcoming Berlin factory, in spite of a lack of enthusiasm from the company
Tesla Workers At California Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus
Production restart at giant Tesla factory in Fremont not going smoothly with reports of staff testing positive for Coronavirus
Tesla Reaches Deal With California County To Re-open Factory
The acrimonious stand-off between Elon Musk's Tesla and Alameda County looks to have been resolved, with factory production to begin next week
Elon Musk Risks Arrest As He Reopens Telsa Factory
Arrest me. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defied local officials in California by reopening Fremont factory, and dared them to arrest him
Tesla Sues Californian County, Threats To Move HQ
Final straw for Elon Musk. Skirmish with California erupts into full-scale legal battle after local officials refuse to allow Fremont factory to reopen
Coronavirus: Tesla Suspends Production At Main Factory
Electric carmaker's main factory in California has ceased production for three weeks in bid to slow spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
Tesla Buys Land In Shanghai For First Gigafactory Outside The US
The Shanghai factory is expected to double Tesla's manufacturing capacity, while cutting prices in the world's biggest market for electric vehicles