Tesla CEO Elon Musk carries on his shoulders his son X Æ A-XII as he addresses employess throughout a go to on the firm’s electrical automotive plant in Gruenheide close to Berlin.
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Elon Musk on Wednesday visited the Tesla Gigafactory close to Berlin, which was pressured to halt manufacturing final week after dropping energy throughout a suspected arson assault.
Photos present Musk waving to employees as he arrived on the manufacturing facility in German state Brandenburg and addressing them on stage in a tent the place staff gathered to fulfill him.
Native media additionally reported that Musk instructed the gang “I like you” in German, however that his additional feedback had been drowned out by a manufacturing facility car parking in entrance of journalists and blasting music.
Tesla employees stand outdoors they anticipate arrival of Tesla head Elon Musk outdoors the Tesla Gigafactory on March 13, 2024 close to Gruenheide, Germany.
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Elon Musk, chief government officer of Tesla Inc., arrives on the Tesla plant in Gruenheide, Germany, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) holds his son X Æ A-XII throughout a go to on the firm’s electrical automotive plant in Gruenheide close to Berlin, japanese Germany, on March 13, 2024.
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Musk is anticipated to fulfill regional politicians throughout his go to to Germany, native media stated, citing state authorities sources. CNBC couldn’t independently confirm the reviews.
Final week, the Gigafactory was left with out energy and needed to briefly cease manufacturing after a suspected arson on an electrical substation shut by. Tesla stated that the incident was aimed on the firm, in a statement on social media platform X.
Left-wing extremist group ‘Vulkangruppe’ claimed accountability for the assault in a letter posted on-line, criticizing Tesla’s environmental competencies. Regional authorities are nonetheless investigating the case.
The Brandenburg manufacturing facility is slated for growth, however the venture has met vital resistance from locals and environmental teams, as it could imply the destruction of forests within the space. Activists have arrange camp close to the manufacturing facility in protest.
A banner with the phrases “Elon” and “Eloff” hangs within the camp of the “Cease Tesla” initiative in a pine forest close to Fangschleuse close to the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant.
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The plant was capable of rejoin the ability grid earlier this week. Manufacturing resumed on the Gigafactory on Wednesday, Michaela Schmitz, chair of the works council on the plant, instructed native radio channel rbb24, in line with a CNBC translation.
Workers acquired their full salaries in the course of the manufacturing outage, she added.
