#gigafactory berlin-brandenburg

[kropotkindersurprise]

May 10, 2024 - Hundreds of radical environmentalists and anticapitalists have broken through police lines and fences and stormed the terrain of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg. They are attempting to stop the planned expansion of the factory, which would mean the destruction of surrounding forest and farmland. The factory also uses immense amounts of water, and all to sell shitty electric cars to give people the idea that personal consumption choices can save the environment from destruction, and make fascist Elon Musk even richer than he already is. The actions in the past days have forced Tesla to temporarily shut down production at the factory. [video]

[tomorrowusa]

Elon Musk's arm gestures at the Trump inauguration festivities got people talking about the infamous Hitler salute.

So I found a meme dealing with the gesture and added a little geometry and an explanation to it.

If, like most people, you're eager to avoid being considered a Nazi, use your left arm for waving. If you simply can't avoid habitually raising your right arm above the 93* level, hold something in your right hand like a pen, comb, glasses case, or key chain; the Heil requires an open palm.

Given its past, Germany knows a Nazi when it sees one. A couple of groups created this light display at Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg...

...and then they posted it on Twitter/X. 🤣

Musk has been actively promoting a far right German party. His sympathies for rightwing extremists is in the open.

Musk doubles down on support for German far-right leader

[madeindex]

Just posted my article about the #expansion and pine tree-monoculture plantation treehouse #protests at the #gigafactory #Berlin #Brandenburg #Grünheide to #Blogger! https://madeindex.blogspot.com/2024/04/Situation-on-the-Ground-Tesla-Gigafactory-Berlin-Grunheide.html

[ra-martin]

Landesarbeitsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg bestätigt Durchführung der Betriebsratswahl bei Tesla

Der Betriebsrat ist ein gewähltes Organ der Arbeitnehmerschaft eines Betriebes, der die Interessen seiner Arbeitnehmer vertritt. Er ist das Organ der Arbeitnehmer im Betrieb. Gesetzliche Regelungen dazu findet man im Betriebsverfassungsgesetz. Tesla und der Betriebsrat in Grünheide Die Errichtung eines Betriebsrates ist nicht verpflichtend. Es steht den Arbeitnehmern frei, einen Betriebsrat zu…

[mutant-what-not]

On Wednesday evening, 22 January, activists used a projector to display a photo of billionaire and Tesla owner Elon Musk on the facade of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg electric car factory in Grünheide, Germany. The photo, taken while speaking at a rally in Washington after the inauguration of the 47th US President Donald Trump, shows Musk performing a Nazi salute with his right hand.

[galdrien]

More updates on the Tesla strike:

The swedish union for service and communication employees has called for solidarity actions. Starting on the 20th nov they will refuse to deliver post and parcels to Tesla fascilities.

We hope that a sucessful strike against Tesla here in Sweden can help the union IG Metal in Germany to bargain for a collective agreement for the workers at the Tesla gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg.

[beardedmrbean]

A far-left group has claimed responsibility for the suspected act of sabotage on a Tesla factory's power supply on Tuesday , with police now confirming their message is "authentic."

"We consider the letter to be genuine, authentic," said a spokeswoman for the Brandenburg state police on Wednesday, still referring to the incident as "deliberate arson" rather than explicitly calling it an attack.

The Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, was evacuated on Tuesday, and thousands of homes were left without electricity after a major power outage for which the "Vulkangruppe" (Volcano Group) has claimed responsibility.

How has Elon Musk reacted?

Tesla owner Elon Musk on Tuesday decried the group as "the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth." However, the left-wing extremists say their motivation was "extreme conditions of exploitation" suffered by the workforce.

Musk also spoke to the economy minister for the state of Brandenburg, who described the US entrepreneur's reaction as "objective."

"Elon Musk was very objective and assured," Jörg Steinbach told Berlin's Tagesspiegel newspaper on Wednesday. "We immediately agreed that we must not react in such a way that would hand the assailants a success."

He said Musk had expressed "solidarity" in his reaction but had also demanded "concrete, trust-building measures to support the business and its employees."

Steinbach insisted that no further consequences are to be expected provided state government and police demonstrate an "adequate response." 

What has the German government said?

On Wednesday, the German government strongly condemned such attacks on key energy infrastructure, with vice-chancellor and economy minister Robert Habeck describing it as a crime that must be investigated.

"This is by any standards wrong and not acceptable in any way," he said, adding that while protest is a democratic right, political debates should not cross a line.

"I have the feel we're approaching a juncture and must not go in the wrong direction," he said.

What is the fallout for Tesla?

US electric car manufacturer Tesla said on Wednesday that the incident has caused several hundred million euros worth of damage.

"This means economic damage in the high nine-figure range for us," said plant manager Andre Thierig, saying that costs stem from the number of vehicles that cannot be produced during the power outage and, therefore, will not be sold.

The plant manager reckoned that more than 1,000 cars per day would be lost and assumed that production would be canceled for at least this week.

The Grünheide plant is Tesla's only manufacturing plant in Europe and is where the Model Y is produced. The cars sell for between €45,000 and €60,000 ($48,900 and $65,300).

The head of the Center of Automotive Management (CAM) in the western German town of Bergisch Gladbach expressed concerns on Wednesday that the incident risked damaging foreign investors' trust in Germany as a secure manufacturing site.

Stefan Bratzel said that there were other ways of disrupting production than just cutting off power, such as blocked delivery routes and cybersecurity. He called on the state to ensure that "criminal energies are contained."

[rightscoop]

'Heil Tesla': Elon Musk's greeting projected at the automaker's factory in Germany - National | globalnews.ca

An image of Elon Musk making a Nazi gesture with his arm outstretched during his Monday speech at US President Donald Trump’s inauguration was projected at the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday night. The image showed Musk making the gesture alongside the words “Heil Tesla.” UK activist group Led By Donkeys and Germany’s Center for Political Beauty were behind the exhibit and…

[third-new]

'Hail Tesla': Elon Musk salutes at carmaker's factory in Germany - National

A picture of Elon Musk Making a Straight arm, Nazi-like gesture During his speech at the US President on Monday Donald Trump's was presented at the inauguration Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday night. The photo shows Musk making a gesture with the words “Hail Tesla.” UK activist group Led By Donkeys and Germany's Center for Political Beauty were behind the exhibition, and…

[newtras]

'Hail Tesla': Elon Musk salutes at carmaker's factory in Germany - National

A picture of Elon Musk Making a Straight arm, Nazi-like gesture During his speech at the US President on Monday Donald Trump's was presented at the inauguration Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday night. The photo shows Musk making a gesture with the words “Hail Tesla.” UK activist group Led By Donkeys and Germany's Center for Political Beauty were behind the exhibition, and…

[satrthere]

'Hail Tesla': Elon Musk salutes at carmaker's factory in Germany - National

A picture of Elon Musk Making a Straight arm, Nazi-like gesture During his speech at the US President on Monday Donald Trump's was presented at the inauguration Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday night. The photo shows Musk making a gesture with the words “Hail Tesla.” UK activist group Led By Donkeys and Germany's Center for Political Beauty were behind the exhibition, and…

[madeindex]

My article got published by Cleantechnica

My article clarifying some things about the #Tesla #Gigafactory #Berlin #Brandenburg expansion & protests just got published at #Cleantechnica 😊 !

More coming soon.

[teslatargets]

Gigafactory Berlin—Brandenburg, 1

[masr356]

Tesla (TSLA) stock climbs, reversing losses for the week | masr356.com

Tesla electric vehicles are parked in a parking lot at the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant.  Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tesla on Friday reversed losses from earlier in the day to turn higher, as the electric vehicle maker’s shares looked to wrap up a volatile week of trading. Shares were up 0.7% as of 11:10 a.m. ET, erasing losses from earlier in the day — at one…

[globalnews1]

Tesla electric vehicles are parked in a parking lot at the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesShares of Tesla continued to slide on Friday, in what appeared to be a case of investors taking profits from the electric car maker's blistering post-U.S. election rally.As of around 6:30 a.m. ET, the firm's shares were down 5% in U.S. premarket trading, extending losses from earlier in the week. On Wednesday, Tesla shares slumped 8% to post their worst day since before Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November.Trump's win prompted a sharp rally in Tesla shares, as investors increased their bets that the electric vehicle firm would benefit thanks to its CEO Elon Musk's close ties to the president-elect. Musk was appointed by Trump to co-lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, also referred to as "DOGE." The proposed presidential advisory commission's acronym shares the same name as the internet meme that inspired so-called "memecoin" cryptocurrency, dogecoin.Dogecoin briefly shot up in price after the body's creation.Musk was a major backer of Trump during the Republican's election run, pouring in $277 million primarily into his campaign effort, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Musk is the world's richest person, with a net worth of $439.4 billion, according to Forbes data.Last month, Bloomberg News reported Trump's transition team was planning to pursue a federal framework for regulating self-driving vehicles.Tesla and Trump's transition team did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment on the report.If true, the move would offer a major boost to Musk's EV firm. Tesla is staking its future on the idea of rolling out mass fleets of autonomous vehicles, known as "robotaxi" services. At the firm's "We Robot" event in October, Musk unveiled the firm's Cybercab self-driving concept car.Tesla has yet to deliver on Musk's promise of offering truly autonomous vehicles. Tesla's Autopilot and paid "Full Self-Driving" services still require a human behind the wheel to supervise the system's actions and take over if needed.In other Tesla-related news, data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association on Thursday showed sales of Tesla cars declined 40.9% in November, exceeding the overall 9.5% dip in sales of battery electric cars (BEVs) in the bloc.

[petrosolgas]

Fábrica gigante da Tesla na Alemanha é lar de Godzilla, o robô construtor de carros que está revolucionando a indústria automobilística

A Tesla inaugurou recentemente sua Gigafactory em Berlin-Brandenburg, na Alemanha, um marco na indústria automotiva que destaca a visão inovadora de Elon Musk. Esta gigantesca instalação, que custou 5 bilhões de euros e ocupa o equivalente a 31 campos de futebol, é equipada com a mais avançada tecnologia de produção. Entre os elementos mais impressionantes da fábrica está um robô colossal,…