2024-05-11 22:25:17
More than 1,000 environmentalists today took part in a protest march against the Tesla company’s car plant near Berlin, the police reported, quoted by DPA, and it by BTA.
Eco-activists opposed to Tesla’s plans to expand this plant tried to break into the site of the American electric car manufacturer yesterday.
However, today’s demonstration was peaceful. The protesters marched from the railway station in the city of Grünheide to the only production complex in Europe belonging to billionaire Elon Musk’s company.
A citizens’ initiative in Grünheide accuses the American company and the government of the state of Brandenburg of not paying enough attention to the interests of the people in the region. “They continue to do it without listening to the local people,” said the initiative’s spokesman Steffen Schorcht. “It only serves Tesla’s interests,” he added.
Another organization expressed concern that the expansion of the plant would affect the water supply. “Tesla luxury cars are polluting and consuming the already scarce drinking water around the world,” said the organization’s spokeswoman, Carolina Jevo. She added that the planned expansion would go ahead despite the majority of Grünheide residents voting against it.
Musk responded to the criticism last night with a post on the “X” platform: “Something very strange is happening, since Tesla is the only car company under attack.”
Tesla has been producing electric cars in Grünheide since 2022. The company has always rejected criticism from environmental activists and claims that water consumption has fallen below the industry average.