Tesla Berlin Super Factory may be completed soon

SMM: it is reported that Tesla may build a Berlin super factory in Germany (Gigafactory 4) faster than the Shanghai factory.

The Berlin Super Factory is located in Glenhead, Brandenburg, Germany. Tesla has said that the construction of the plant will be completed by June 2021, which is faster than the completion of the Shanghai super factory within a year. According to the German newspaper Le Monde Sunday, Joerg Steinbach, minister of economy of Brandenburg, said: "Tesla's goal may be to surpass the speed of construction of the Shanghai factory." As far as I can see, this is likely to be successful. "

The process of building the plant in Berlin has been hampered, including local citizens accusing Tesla of deforestation and high water consumption, and the formation of an action group "against the Greenhead superfactory (Against Gigafactory Gr ü nheide" in the region.

Prior to July 11, Tesla also planned to optimize the production process of the Glenhead plant. It is reported that the plant will employ 10500 workers in charge of car production, three shifts a day, each class of 3000 to 3500 employees, the plant is expected to have an annual production capacity of 500000 vehicles. At a time when Germany has set a goal of significantly increasing electric car sales, Tesla is actively expanding German car production to challenge German automakers such as Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

In addition, in fact, the rapid completion of the construction of the Berlin plant is also good for the Brandenburg government, which has been trying to complete the construction of a long-delayed new airport to serve the state of Brandenburg and the capital Berlin.

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