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Arson Attack Shuts Down Tesla Berlin Plant - autoweek.com - city Berlin

Arson Attack Shuts Down Tesla Berlin Plant

Tesla's sole European plant, located just west of Berlin, is expected to be closed until next week after an arson attack damaged electrical infrastructure near the plant and caused a regional power outage. The target of the attack were high-voltage lines near the automaker's Berlin-Brandenburg plant, dubbed Giga Berlin, with a far-left group claiming responsibility for the attack and publishing a 2500-word manifesto against the automaker, claiming the factory pollutes the local groundwater, among other alleged transgressions. «According to current knowledge, unknown perpetrators deliberately set fire to a high-voltage pylon between Steinfurt and Hartmannsdorf in the early morning of March 5th,» the Brandenburg Ministry

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Elon Musk - Inside the Climate Protests Hell-Bent on Stopping Tesla - wired.com - Israel - Germany - city Berlin - Palestine

Inside the Climate Protests Hell-Bent on Stopping Tesla

Mara is sick. The 24-year-old has been living in a mosquito-infested forest near Tesla’s German gigafactory since March, and despite the 78 degrees Fahrenheit heat, a cold is spreading through the camp. Sitting on a makeshift bench, she tells me how she left Berlin to live among the pine trees, roughly an hour’s drive outside the city, in an attempt to stop the company from expanding.

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Germany’s most unusual car designs - autocar.co.uk - Germany - city Berlin

Germany’s most unusual car designs

From beautifully eccentric shapes to squirrelly design features, here’s our pick of Germany’s most unusual: Slide of Volkswagen Beetle (1938) Many people think that Ferdinand Porsche was the man behind the Beetle, but this is incorrect

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Van der Linde Confirmed for Berlin E-Prix in May - carmag.co.za - Saudi Arabia - South Africa - city Berlin - city Cape Town

Van der Linde Confirmed for Berlin E-Prix in May

It is official! South African racer Kelvin van der Linde will drive for ABT Cupra in the upcoming Formula E races set to take place in Berlin in May.

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Local Sheldon van der Linde Set to Pilot Jaguar Formula E Car - carmag.co.za - Italy - South Africa - city Berlin

Local Sheldon van der Linde Set to Pilot Jaguar Formula E Car

Local motorsport champion Sheldon van der Linde is set to showcase his talent once again, this time driving for Jaguar TCS Racing in the upcoming Formula E Rookie Test this week.

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Elon Musk - Narendra Modi - Production Of Tesla Cars For India Commenced – Supply Not From China - rushlane.com - Usa - Japan - China - India - Germany - Britain - Australia - city Shanghai - city Berlin

Production Of Tesla Cars For India Commenced – Supply Not From China

In a bid to make a name for itself in the world’s third largest automotive market, Tesla has commenced production of RHD vehicles. Unlike initial speculations suggesting shipments from China, a recent report suggests Tesla intends to ship RHD vehicles to India from its manufacturing facility in Germany.

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BMW's new driving school focuses on armored cars and high-value assets - autoblog.com - Germany - city Atlanta - city Berlin

BMW's new driving school focuses on armored cars and high-value assets

We enjoy stumbling on armored oddballs like Inkas' armored 70 Series Toyota Land Cruiser or the two (2!) armored Subaru Foresters for sale at a used car lot in Atlanta. The Germans have made armoring a factory-order specialty, Mercedes selling its S680 Guard, BMW tripling the choice with its X5 Protection, new gas-powered 7 Series Protection, and the all-electric i7 Protection. The learning curve for mastering driving techniques with armored vehicles is just as steep as that for a Ranger Raptor, the potential repercussions of needing a recovery even greater. Hence, BMW Security Vehicle Training, two levels of training for drivers who need to maximize their skillsets in armored cars so they can get high-value assets to safety.

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Tesla posts first global sales decline since 2020, but reclaims electric-car lead from BYD - drive.com.au - China - city Berlin

Tesla posts first global sales decline since 2020, but reclaims electric-car lead from BYD

Global quarterly deliveries of Tesla vehicles have declined for the first time since mid-2020 amid a market-wide slowdown in demand for new cars.

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Tesla Q1 Sales Fall Way Short as Automaker Sits on 47,000 Undelivered EVs - thedrive.com - China - city Berlin

Tesla Q1 Sales Fall Way Short as Automaker Sits on 47,000 Undelivered EVs

The writing's been on the wall over the past month that Tesla's first-quarter 2024 earnings were likely to underwhelm. CEO Elon Musk indicated that himself, touching off a frenzy that sent every analyst CNBC's ever called to predict precisely how dramatically Tesla's sales would probably fall. This morning, we have the number, and it's not pretty. The market predicted about 430,000 vehicles; Tesla shifted 386,810.

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