After the suspected arson at the Tesla factory in Grünheide near Berlin, the American electric vehicle manufacturer expects production to stop for days. CEO Elon Musk is visibly angry about this. On X he railed against “stupid eco-terrorists”.
“These are either the dumbest eco-terrorists in the world, or they are puppets of those who have no good environmental goals,” the American billionaire wrote on his social media platform on Tuesday. The message was written partly in German (see below).
“These guys are crazy in a bizarre way,” Musk also complained in an interview with the German daily “Die Welt”. According to Tesla, the consequences of the power outage are enormous: “We currently do not expect to be able to increase production again this week,” factory manager André Thierig said on Wednesday. “Almost all of the approximately 12,000 employees had to be sent home on Tuesday due to the production standstill.” Thierig spoke of damage “in the high nine-figure range.” On Tuesday, trucks were lined up in front of the factory.
As reported, unknown perpetrators set fire to an electricity pole in a field. There was a power outage at Tesla’s only European car factory and for tens of thousands of residents in the region. The Tesla factory was evacuated and production stopped. Tens of thousands of residents in the region are now affected by the power outage. The alleged attack has sparked a debate about better protection of sensitive infrastructure in Germany.
The state government wants to strengthen protection
Thierig said: “We hope that the security authorities in the state of Brandenburg and Germany will think about how to secure this here.” The state government also announced that it wanted to strengthen protection, but also emphasized that 100% safety is not possible. to give.
Police: confession letter is real
Meanwhile, a letter claiming responsibility from a left-wing extremist ‘volcano group’ was classified as authentic by police. It said, among other things: “We sabotaged Tesla today.” However, German researchers are not yet talking about an attack.
Source: Krone
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