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It is nice to read in the news this week that Tesla has decided to build its next Gigafactory in Berlin area in Germany. It was known that Tesla is looking for a location and several countries had launched bids to attract the EV manufacturer.
The news was announced at a car industry awards ceremony on Tuesday night hosted by the German tabloid Bild.
It is planned that the factory will produce EV battery cells and the vehicles. Also, the carmaker plans to locate a research and development base in Berlin. The factory could be employing up to 10 thousand people in the region.
This is certainly a strategic move from Tesla and I hope it will be a push for Germany to stop hindering sales of Tesla, as it did in 2017 when it excluded Tesla vehicles from the subsidy list. Or by trying to circumvent EU legislation on vehicle emissions for the benefit of German car manufacturers.