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Tesla submits Gigafactory Berlin approval documents: Environment Ministry

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Tesla has submitted all of the required documents for the German State of Brandenburg to approve the operation and production of electric vehicles at the company’s first European production facility known as Gigafactory Berlin. Tesla CEO Elon Musk at Gigafactory Berlin in September 2020. Credit: @AndreasOpperman/Twitter).

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Tesla Giga Berlin investigated by State Environment Agency for refrigerant tank

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Tesla’s German production facility, known as Giga Berlin, is reportedly under investigation for the illegal presence of a refrigerant tank on site. The Brandenburg State Environment agency will investigate the claims. The Brandenburg State Environment agency will investigate the claims.

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Tesla water supply, drinking water not at risk due to increase pumping rates: Environment Minister

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Brandenburg State Environment Minister Axel Vogel said on Wednesday during a State Parliament meeting in Potsdam that Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, nor the approved contracts for increased water withdrawal, have any negative effects on the drinking water of 170,000 people. Tesla submitted approval documents on December 22.

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Tesla launches efforts to stop CA’s solar tax, which Musk dubs as “anti-environment”

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With the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) potentially taking a vote on its proposed new net metering rules as early as January 27, American electric vehicle and energy company Tesla is launching a dedicated effort to stop the initiative. Tesla argued that California’s proposed NEM 3.0 proposal could click here. .

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Tesla highlights an underrated, noble goal FSD

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As highlighted by Tesla recently in social media, FSD also has the capability to give mobility back to people who would otherwise have a hard time operating a car. Tesla shared these sentiments in a quote post on its official account on X. FSD Supervised & autonomy are about making transportation accessible for all,” Tesla wrote.

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Tesla Protests In Germany Gather Strength

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Activists blew up a power line supplying electricity to the Tesla factory in Germany last week to protest its environment policies. The post Tesla Protests In Germany Gather Strength appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Elon Musk says California proposal to cut solar incentives is a ‘bizarre anti-environment move’

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Late Tuesday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in on a controversial topic in California: the state’s solar tax proposal. Musk tweeted that California’s proposal was a “bizarre anti-environment move by govt of California.”