Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Tesla confirmed that it plans to restart production at Gigafactory Berlin next week after shutting it down due to supply issues. Several manufacturing companies in Europe have seen their operations affected by issues with cargo in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait due to the civil war in Yemen.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

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. Now, Tesla had to stop production and evacuate the factory today amid a potential sabotage of its power supply. This is a net positive.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Volvo has joined Tesla in stopping its EV production in Europe due to the threat of violence from Iran-backed Houthi fighters attacking commercial ships traveling in the Red Sea. Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

To reach the Red Sea, ships must travel through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. But Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been going through a civil war for a decade now, with the Saudi- and US-backed Yemeni government fighting against an Iran-backed group called the Houthis.

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