Tesla's German factory started with love letter from Berlin

Musk is taking his fight for the future of transport into the heartland of the combustion engine, where the established players long laughed off Tesla. (Patrick T. Fallon/Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/)

By:

Stefan Nicola and Birgit Jennen

By:

Bloomberg

November 14, 2019 11:03 AM

BERLIN --When Elon Musk tweeted last year that Germany was a front-runner for Tesla's first European car factory, it sent politicians into a frenzy to win over the billionaire.

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