According to foreign media reports, Musk arrived in Berlin on May 16th to visit the Tesla European super factory, and publicly stated his hope that Tesla will begin production by the end of this year.
Tesla had originally planned to start production at the German factory on July 1st, but delays in battery production due to plans for building an additional battery cell factory and lengthy approval processes pushed the start of production to the end of January 2022. During his visit to the Berlin super factory, Musk commented on the production timing, calling it a difficult thing to accurately predict and stating that only with all the parts and technology in place can cars be manufactured, but Musk hopes and expects production to start by the end of the year.
In this visit, Musk once again criticized German bureaucracy, pointing out Tesla’s lack of overall understanding of the Berlin factory, and calling for a reform in bureaucratic style, with flexibility in certain regulations and systems. Rules are not set in stone and should be adjusted through positive measures, otherwise, rules will become more cumbersome and may result in an inability to do anything.
Stanbach, the German official who announced Musk’s visit, stated that it was technical in nature and there was no arranged meeting with him or the Prime Minister of Brandenburg.
Last November, when Musk visited the Berlin super factory, he personally interviewed job applicants aiming to promote hiring at the Berlin factory. He also announced that the Tesla team had assembled a 25-person engineering task force called “Tesla 25 Guns” dedicated to resolving issues in the construction of the super factory. This factory reflects Musk’s ambitions and also gathers the top talents of the German automotive industry.
🔗 Source: electrek
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