Tesla Germany Plant Receives Conditional License to Start Production
BERLIN, March 4 - Teslahas received a conditional license to begin production at its electric vehiclefactory and adjacent battery plant in Gruenheide, Germany, the local environmental ministry in Brandenburg said on Friday.The factory, which Tesla has begun constructing under pre-approval permits, is set to produce over 500,000 battery-electric vehicles a year, while the battery plant will generate over 50 gigawatt hours per year - outstripping European competitors on both fronts.