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Tesla factory could start earlier - Manipulation with false arguments

(dpa) The rapid assembly and repair work could enable an earlier restart of the plant as soon as Monday evening. Demonstrations for and against the plant over the weekend. Brandenburg's Minister of Transport concerned about "demonstration tourism" and agitation against Tesla with false arguments.

Could provide power again faster: The Tesla plant in Grünheide was shut down after an attack on the power supply - and could potentially restart as early as Monday evening. | Photo: dpa/Patrick Pleul
Could provide power again faster: The Tesla plant in Grünheide was shut down after an attack on the power supply - and could potentially restart as early as Monday evening. | Photo: dpa/Patrick Pleul
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Johannes Reichel

After the attack on the power supply at the Tesla car manufacturer in Grünheide near Berlin, repair work could be completed much earlier than previously anticipated. "Due to the extraordinarily rapid assembly work and the excellent cooperation of all companies involved in the construction, there is now a chance for an early resupply of the Giga-Factory and the logistics center by tomorrow evening," the responsible network operator Edis announced on Sunday evening. Crucial for the resupply is the result of a high voltage measurement which is to be conducted this Monday.

About a week ago, previously unknown perpetrators set fire to an accessible power pole in a field, which is also responsible for supplying the Tesla factory. Production at the car plant came to a halt. The left-wing extremist "Volcano Group" claimed responsibility for the attack. Brandenburg's Minister of Economic Affairs Jörg Steinbach (SPD) praised the participating companies on Monday morning on RBB Inforadio for having "toiled in three shifts" to restore the supply. At the same time, he criticized demonstrations against a planned expansion of the E-car plant, which took place over the weekend as well. "It concerns me insofar as it was also clearly observable that there was a kind of demonstration tourism," said the minister.

"We also experience this at the camp, where people from Lower Saxony, from Lützerath, from Hambach Forest are present. Currently, all of this is being hijacked externally." This should not be in the interest of the residents. False arguments are still being used to incite against Tesla, emphasized the minister.

"Those who are currently protesting there should clearly tell their fellow citizens that they want increased truck traffic to continue."

The electric car manufacturer plans to build a freight depot, storage halls, and a company daycare center next to the existing 300-hectare factory premises. For this purpose, more than 100 hectares of forest will be cleared. Environmental activists protested on Sunday in Grünheide against the expansion plans, accompanied by police forces. In addition, the occupation of a forest area not far from the factory has been ongoing for more than ten days. Steinbach spoke out on Monday against extending the tolerance of the camp beyond the middle of the month. However, the Tesla settlement also received support over the weekend: some residents who side with the company also took to the streets. There were occasional verbal clashes between the two demonstration camps.

Translated automatically from German.
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