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Tesla's German plant gets approval to start production within weeks

Tesla Berlin factory
Tesla has been constructing the plant, which is close to Berlin, under pre-approval permits. (ANNEGRET HILSE/REUTERS)
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March 04, 2022 02:48 PM

BERLIN -- Tesla has received a conditional license to begin production at its electric vehicle factory and adjacent battery plant in Gruenheide, Germany, ending months of delay for the landmark site that was initially supposed to open last summer.

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