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2020-02-18 Europe

Tesla Berlin Factory Risks Months-Long Legal Delay Over Wildlife

[Investors Business] Elon Musk's first electric car plant in Europe is facing legal delays that could set the project back by several months after a court said clearing a forest near Berlin for the Tesla (TSLA)factory must stop immediately while it considers a challenge by environmentalists.

The Berlin-Brandenburg higher administrative court issued a temporary injunction against further logging, overturning a lower court ruling that had rejected a request by environmental group Gruene Liga Brandenburg. The group is seeking to prevent Tesla from clearing more of the trees and the court said it will make a final decision on the complaint in the coming days.

Tesla and the government of Brandenburg, where the plant is located, have until mid-day on Tuesday to respond to the court and will meet that deadline, Joerg Steinbach, Brandenburg's economy minister, said on Twitter, adding that they will then "rely on the prompt decision" of the court.

If Tesla doesn't clear the forest by mid-March before the wildlife breeding period begins, construction could be delayed by six to nine months, local officials have warned.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-18 09:10|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 It's a man made forest and the fauna was placed there by man. Nothing natural about it.

Posted by 3dc 2020-02-18 10:15|| 2020-02-18 10:15|| Front Page Top

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