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Tesla searches for water to expand German factory output to 1M

Tesla Elon Musk Berlin plant March 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen at the opening of the automaker's plant near Berlin in March 2022. (POOL New/via REUTERS)
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December 15, 2022 07:24 AM

BERLIN -- Tesla plans to drill for new water sources to supply an expansion of its electric vehicle plant near Berlin, according to local authorities and water associations, the latest move by the automaker to speed up German bureaucracy.

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