The water supply company Wasserverband Strausberg-Erkner (WSE) in the German state of Brandenburg issued a statement saying that after providing water for people’s livelihood and the first phase of the Berlin Gigafactory, the local water resources are completely depleted and cannot be used without additional exploitation permits. Develop new business and industrial development plans.
The WSE statement mentioned that under the mediation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and other departments, it is possible to supply the first phase of Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory this year while providing sufficient water for residents, but because the remaining local water resources reserves have been completely With depleted groundwater and insufficient groundwater extraction, there are currently no further development plans in the state.
Brandenburg’s economy minister said that while there was enough water for the first phase of the Berlin plant, more water will be needed as Tesla’s production capacity expands.
Tesla will hold an official delivery ceremony next Tuesday (22nd), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will attend the official delivery of the first Model Y cars built at the Berlin plant to customers, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Olaf Scholz) And the German economy minister and the state governor of Brandenburg are scheduled to attend the opening ceremony.
Tesla’s German Gigafactory has been conditionally approved by the Brandenburg state government on the 4th of this month. Tesla must meet a number of conditions in terms of water and air pollution control before production. Tesla has set the year of the German Gigafactory. The production target is 500,000 units.
The German Gigafactory is the key to Musk’s conquest of the European market, where Volkswagen currently accounts for 25% of the European electric car market, compared with 13% for Tesla.
Tesla (TSLA-US) closed back at the $900 mark on Friday (18th) for the first time since mid-February, up more than 15% this week and marking its best week since December last year.