On February 9th, 2022, it was reported by foreign media that the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin may begin production in mid-March this year. According to reports, Tesla’s factory in Germany is still awaiting review and production approval. The latest evaluation by the German side is the safety inspection of Tesla. The production approval for Tesla’s Berlin factory has been delayed several times by Germany. Due to the changing data regarding the “amount of toxic chemicals that may leak in accidents” provided by Tesla, the German side may extend the evaluation time. In addition, the German side has not yet started to evaluate Tesla’s plan for cleaning up wastewater.
Tesla began trial production at the Berlin Gigafactory in the middle of 2021, but the German government’s delayed review mechanism and several lawsuits against Tesla have prevented Tesla from obtaining formal production approval so far. Tesla’s CFO Zachary Kirkhorn stated that both the Texas and Berlin Gigafactories will be launched and operated in early 2022. At the recent Tesla Q4 2022 earnings conference, Elon Musk stated that both factories are waiting for approval from their respective government institutions before production can begin. However, the Texas Gigafactory in the United States may start production faster than the Berlin factory.
🔗Source: TESLARATI
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