Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla's first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant on Tuesday. — via drivingdotca ElonMusk Tesla EV electricvehicles Germancars autonews automakers
Musk had hoped to begin output from the factory eight months ago, but licensing delays and local concerns around the plant’s environmental impact held up the process.
Telsa was forced to service European orders from Shanghai while it awaited its German license, adding to rising logistics costs at a time when it was struggling with industry-wide chip shortages and other supply chain disruptions. It got the final go-ahead from local authorities on March 4 to begin production in Germany, provided it met conditions ranging from its water use to air pollution controls.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany.The new owners received the Model Y Performance configuration, a vehicle costing 63,990 euros with a 514-km range, Tesla said, adding that new orders from the plant could be delivered from April.
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