Tesla has already made significant progress at its new European plant near Berlin and is expected to dismantle amenities if it gets final approval.
BERLIN (AP) – Tesla’s commitment to build its first European car plant faces a key review this week at a public hearing near Berlin, where local citizens have filed many court cases on a variety of problems ranging from water use to noise pollution.
Authorities in the state of Brandenburg, where Tesla is building a factory in Gruenheide to raise up to 500,000 a year, have won more than 400 objections to the project.
They about the expansion of truck traffic in the area, the felling of trees to make way for the plant and the scarcity of water resources.
“My considerations are multiple,” local resident Frank Gersdorf said as he covered to enter the city corridor to begin Wednesday’s hearing. default. “
The plant is expected to start production in the summer of 2021 and support Tesla’s European expansion plans.
While the hearing is one of the preconditions for final approval, German officials have continually indicated their approval for the project. During an on-site stopover through Elon Musk before this month, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier promised Tesla CEO all the assistance he needed to get the facility up and running.
The hearing, which may last several days but will not conclude with any decision, had a stormy start, several participants complained about the lack of live broadcasts and one user demanded, a loud applause, that the president of the hearing, an official. of the surrounding state office, resigns for alleged prejudice, request denied after a brief interruption.
Tesla has already made significant progress and is expected to dismantle amenities if it doesn’t get final approval. Water is a major concern, and some others complain that the plant would deplete too many resources in a domain that already suffers from common droughts.
Local application Wasserverband Strausberg-Erkner approved the project’s water source on Tuesday, a major obstacle after Tesla reviewed documents from its manufacturing plans to particularly reduce plant consumption.
Musk introduced an offensive of charm, tweeting in German several times to publicize the project. He also addressed water problems, saying on its previous scale earlier this month that the plant will recycle “as much as humanly possible” and that Tesla is open to the outside. recommendation on what you can do best.
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