Tesla extends production tests at behind-schedule Berlin factory

Tesla Berlin factory December 2021 — Tesla's factory in Gruenheide near Berlin is pictured in December. The plant was originally set to open last summer. (ANNEGRET HILSE/REUTERS)

January 11, 2022 10:55 AM

BERLIN -- Tesla has been given permission to extend preproduction testing at its new factory near Berlin while the automaker waits for final approval for the project.

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