Tesla's first major assembly plant in Europe has strong support from regional political leaders, but it has been held up by legal challenges from environmental groups, delays in the approval process by regional and national agencies, and the carmaker's own revisions to the plan
The Tesla plant in Grünheide, Germany on July 2, 2021, is at least six months behind schedule, according to local officials. And Tesla may be even further away from producing cars in Germany because construction has only just begun on an adjacent factory that will supply batteries. Image: Andreas Meichsner/The New York Times
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