Berlin Plant

Tesla will reportedly pause production at its Berlin plant for two weeks starting July 11, as the company aims to double its production rate from August. The electric-car maker is also expected to halt production of its Model Y assembly line in the first two weeks of July, and the Model 3 line for a 20-day stretch starting on July 18, as part of up...

Tesla investors are skeptical about the electric car company being able to meet its 2022 delivery targets. The shutdown of its Shanghai factory due to COVID-19 may also affect its first-quarter earnings.

The motor, known as an axial-flux motor and designed by the British startup YASA which Daimler acquired earlier this year, weighs a fraction of its diesel equivalent and can boost the range of an EV by up to 7%.

Tesla received a conditional go-ahead for its gigafactory near Berlin earlier in March, ending months of delay for the plant

Tesla opened its first European factory on the outskirts of Berlin, promising to deliver a shock to the heart of Germany's mighty automotive market.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk danced for joy at the inauguration of his "gigafactory" electric car plant near Berlin on Tuesday, shrugging off two years of bureaucracy and delays to watch customers drive off with the first Model Y vehicles made in Europe.

The motor, known as an axial-flux motor and designed by the British startup YASA which Daimler acquired earlier this year, weighs a fraction of its diesel equivalent and can boost the range of an EV by up to 7%.

Tesla hopes to deliver the first vehicles from its new Berlin factory in December, but volume production will take longer to achieve, Chief Executive Elon Musk said at a festival held at the site on Saturday.

Tesla's first cars to emerge from the new Berlin factory should roll off the production line as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk said at the site of the plant, but added that volume production would take much longer to achieve.

In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned "gigafactory".

A German court called a halt on Thursday to tree felling at the site of Tesla's proposed manufacturing site near Berlin, reversing a lower court ruling in a tortuous legal battle over the construction of its Gigafactory.

Tesla boss Elon Musk said that he plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's electric car plant near Berlin.

The head of the Berlin engine plant run by Mercedes-Benz has defected to rival Tesla, German union IG Metall said on Wednesday, calling on employees to protest over his departure. IG Metall declined to name the head of the plant, which has been run by Rene Reif, one the most experienced manufacturing executives at Mercedes-Benz who helped expand ma...

Tesla's will use its plant in Brandenburg, Germany to demonstrate a radical overhaul of how its cars are built, as well as making electric car battery cells and battery packs, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday.

Tesla Inc said it had resumed tree cutting in Gruenheide, Germany so it can construct its first European car and battery factory following moves by environmentalists to stop local deforestation. "Tree clearance is proceeding in an orderly manner," Tesla said on Friday. There were no environmentalists holding up the process, Tesla's spokeswoman Kath...

Tesla will reportedly pause production at its Berlin plant for two weeks starting July 11, as the company aims to double its production rate from August. The electric-car maker is also expected to halt production of its Model Y assembly line in the first two weeks of July, and the Model 3 line for a 20-day stretch starting on July 18, as part of up...

Tesla investors are skeptical about the electric car company being able to meet its 2022 delivery targets. The shutdown of its Shanghai factory due to COVID-19 may also affect its first-quarter earnings.

The motor, known as an axial-flux motor and designed by the British startup YASA which Daimler acquired earlier this year, weighs a fraction of its diesel equivalent and can boost the range of an EV by up to 7%.

Tesla received a conditional go-ahead for its gigafactory near Berlin earlier in March, ending months of delay for the plant

Tesla opened its first European factory on the outskirts of Berlin, promising to deliver a shock to the heart of Germany's mighty automotive market.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk danced for joy at the inauguration of his "gigafactory" electric car plant near Berlin on Tuesday, shrugging off two years of bureaucracy and delays to watch customers drive off with the first Model Y vehicles made in Europe.

The motor, known as an axial-flux motor and designed by the British startup YASA which Daimler acquired earlier this year, weighs a fraction of its diesel equivalent and can boost the range of an EV by up to 7%.

Tesla hopes to deliver the first vehicles from its new Berlin factory in December, but volume production will take longer to achieve, Chief Executive Elon Musk said at a festival held at the site on Saturday.

Tesla's first cars to emerge from the new Berlin factory should roll off the production line as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk said at the site of the plant, but added that volume production would take much longer to achieve.

In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned "gigafactory".

A German court called a halt on Thursday to tree felling at the site of Tesla's proposed manufacturing site near Berlin, reversing a lower court ruling in a tortuous legal battle over the construction of its Gigafactory.

Tesla boss Elon Musk said that he plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's electric car plant near Berlin.

The head of the Berlin engine plant run by Mercedes-Benz has defected to rival Tesla, German union IG Metall said on Wednesday, calling on employees to protest over his departure. IG Metall declined to name the head of the plant, which has been run by Rene Reif, one the most experienced manufacturing executives at Mercedes-Benz who helped expand ma...

Tesla's will use its plant in Brandenburg, Germany to demonstrate a radical overhaul of how its cars are built, as well as making electric car battery cells and battery packs, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday.

Tesla Inc said it had resumed tree cutting in Gruenheide, Germany so it can construct its first European car and battery factory following moves by environmentalists to stop local deforestation. "Tree clearance is proceeding in an orderly manner," Tesla said on Friday. There were no environmentalists holding up the process, Tesla's spokeswoman Kath...