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Tesla shuts down Gigafactory Berlin after suspected sabotage results in power outage

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First, it had to halt production due to supply issues amid problems with cargo ships getting through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait due to the civil war in Yemen. The state of Brandenburg’s Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) spoke of a “perfidious attack” on the electricity infrastructure. This is a net positive.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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The Ghent factory currently builds its fully electric XC40 and C40, with the EX30 EV added next year. Meanwhile, tensions are escalating with US and UK airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, Reuters reports. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels.

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