Tesla's European factory risks legal delay over wildlife

An aerial picture shows the area where Tesla will build its first European factory in Gruenheide near Berlin. (Reuters)

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Stefan Nicola and Richard Weiss

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February 16, 2020 07:12 PM

BERLIN -- Tesla's planned electric-car plant in Europe is facing legal delays that could set the project back by several months after a court halted work on clearing a forest for the factory near Berlin while it considers a challenge by environmentalists.

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