Originally sitting on over 200 acres, the surrounding 170 Acres is being cleared. https://electrek.co/2022/10/28/tesla-gigafactory-berlin-170-acres-forest-expansion/ It's as though Tesla believes there's a market for thousands more EVs per week. The environmentalists though - are working hard to put the kibosh to the whole project. Vote to expand Tesla's Berlin gigafactory delayed indefinitely .
Easily worth its own thread: Can we consume our way out of consumption caused problems (climate change).
Yes some topics don't fit neatly into a category like environmental, political, green car manufacturing Etc. There's crossover. Anywho - I recall prior to phase 1 being started - protesters complained about cutting down trees - he gently reminded the protesters & courts that; https://electrek.co/2020/01/27/elon-musk-ease-tesla-gigafactory-berlin-concerns-protests/ There were bats relocated as I recall last time as well. Likely this time someone will find a protected snake or a moth or fungus etc - needing a new home. .
