Ambitious plan: A road sign for the Tesla gigafactory construction site in Gruenheide. The project is crucial to Tesla chief executive Elon Musk’s ambitions to vanquish European market leader Volkswagen. — Bloomberg
BERLIN: Tesla Inc has received a conditional go-ahead for its German gigafactory near Berlin, the state of Brandenburg said, ending months of delay for the €5bil (US$5.5bil or RM22.83bil) landmark plant.
The gigafactory, which is crucial to Tesla chief executive Elon Musk’s ambitions to vanquish European market leader Volkswagen, was initially supposed to open last summer.
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