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Tesla could lose more than $1 billion from Giga Berlin factory production halt, after arsonists set fire to nearby electricity transmission tower


The far-left "Volcano Group" set an electricity transmission tower near Giga Berlin on fire earlier this week

Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg’s senior director, Andre Thierig, said Tuesday that he expects the incident to cost a “high nine-figure amount.” But that was when production was planned to resume on Monday. Musk shot back against the group Tuesday, writing on X that “These are either the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth or they’re puppets of those who don’t have good environmental goals.” Tesla has pushed to expand the factory to include a rail freight depot, although residents of Grünheide rejected the plans in a non-binding vote due to environmental concerns.

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