Tesla's German Super Factory was stopped.

Obstruction by environmental organizations, protests by local people and subsequent legal disputes may hinder Tesla's ambitious plan to build a factory.

On February 16, local time, the German court ordered Tesla to stop cutting down the forest in Glenhead due to factory construction, which marked a temporary victory for local environmentalists.

On October 2019110, Tesla announced that its first European super factory was located in Glenhead, Brandenburg, Germany. Tesla currently has two super factories in the United States and one in Shanghai.

In fact, before the Berlin and Brandenburg High Administrative Courts ruled, the State Environmental Office had allowed Tesla to cut down 92 hectares of forest for the factory. However, the construction planning permission of this super factory has not been approved, which means that Tesla is preparing for construction at its own risk.

The court said in a statement that they had ordered to stop cutting down trees because it would take more than three days to complete the work.

If not, the judge told the Brandenburg Green Alliance (Gruene? La Liga? The forest had been cut down before the final decision was made on Brandenburg's complaint.

"The Green Alliance's action of seeking legal protection should not be considered as having no chance of success." The court said in a statement.

Pro-business Christian Democratic Party (Christian? Democracy) and the liberal Democrats (freedom? Democratic lawmakers warned that the legal war against this factory will cause serious and lasting damage to Germany's business image.

Local and national legislators are troubled by this opposition. 65438+ 10 19, about 250 Germans took to the streets of Glenhead, holding slogans, strongly protesting Tesla's factory building in the local area, saying that the project would endanger the water source and wildlife here.

However, considering the economic growth and employment opportunities brought by Tesla's construction, it is difficult for local officials to refuse such a big project.

"This investment is a special opportunity," said Mayor Arne Christiani. Christiani) said in his office, "This makes it possible for young people with a good education or a university degree to stay. In the past few years, there has been no such choice. "

About 20 years ago, Glenhead missed a similar opportunity, and BMW finally chose Leipzig to build a factory. In order to make up for the regret, after Tesla expressed interest in building a factory, government officials here acted quickly, set aside industrial land for it, and provided convenient transportation lines to highways and railway stations.

Tesla's super factory project is expected to produce 500,000 cars a year, which will provide 1.2 million jobs, which is the second chance for this quiet town.

Tesla's documents show that if it can pass the German approval process, this factory will produce batteries, power systems and cars, including Model? Y, model? Three cars and any future models.

According to the company's timetable, the deadline for soliciting opinions from nearby residents is March 5; Construction started in mid-2020; Production started in July of 20021year. However, considering the obstruction of environmental protection organizations, local people's protests and subsequent legal disputes, this ambitious factory building plan may be difficult to proceed smoothly.

This article was compiled from Reuters.

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