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Tesla Sends Invites for Giga Berlin Delivery Day Event: March 22

The long-awaited Tesla factory in Grünheide, Germany is officially set to begin delivering its first vehicles, as seen by invites sent out by the company. Tesla is sending out employee invites to a Delivery Day event on March 22 at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, set to mark the first European-made deliveries from Tesla, according to a screenshot […]

Volkswagen Trinity EV Coming from New $2.1 Billion Wolfsburg Plant

German automaker Volkswagen has shared details on a new electric vehicle (EV) factory in Wolfsburg-Warmenau, which will build a state-of-the-art upcoming vehicle for the company. Volkswagen has gained approval from the government’s Supervisory Board to begin production at the Wolfsburg Trinity EV facility, according to a press release shared by the company on Friday. So […]

NIO Teases ‘Hello World’ Electric Car Ad in Germany

Chinese automaker NIO recently placed an advertisement in the German newspaper, Automobilwoche, to congratulate the latter for its 20th anniversary. The NIO ad says, “Hello World”, and congratulates the newspaper, with a line translated at the bottom that says, “we’re almost there,” suggesting a launch in Germany is coming soon. Pictured in the ad is […]

Tesla Superchargers Expand to Non-Tesla Vehicles in France, Norway

Tesla announced plans to expand its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) last year, and a new update shows that the automaker is officially expanding the pilot service to other European countries. Non-Tesla vehicles in France and Norway can now charge at select Superchargers, according to a page on the automaker’s website (via @TeslaCharging). […]

Over 100 Tesla Model Y Cars Spotted at Gigafactory Berlin [VIDEO]

Tesla is rounding out construction at its German factory, as the U.S. automaker is pumping out more pre-production Model Y units than ever before–for testing purposes only of course. Tobias Lindh shared a time lapse video of drone footage on Wednesday from Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, complete with even more Model Y units in the facility’s parking […]

Tesla Model 3 Topped EV Sales in Germany for 2021

Tesla’s Model 3 electric sedan was the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Germany for December and the year 2021 as a whole — reports Tesmanian. According to data from Germany’s Federal Bureau of Motor Vehicles (KBA), the Model 3 took the crown for most EV sales in the country in 2021 with a whopping 35,262 units […]

Germany’s Globus to Add Tesla Superchargers at 51 Locations

Globus, a German retail chain of hypermarkets, last week announced plans to add Tesla Superchargers to all 51 of its stores across the country (via @SawyerMerritt). https://t.co/Tr1rBKDFW3 — Sawyer Merritt 📈🚀 (@SawyerMerritt) December 28, 2021 The retail chain already hosts one 22-stall Supercharger at its Gensingen store and says it could install Superchargers at all […]

Tesla Did Not Want to Wait for EU Subsidies for Giga Berlin: Minister

Although Tesla may have been able to gain as much as 40 percent of its investments on the construction of its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, the U.S. automaker did not want to wait for authorities to offer the incentive, according to one German minister. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told reporters on Monday that Tesla did not wait […]

Tesla to Start Giga Berlin Production in December, Says German Report

Tesla’s German Gigafactory in Grünheide, Brandenburg, is said to start production in December, according to Automobilwoche (via Bloomberg). According to the German publication, up to 30,000 cars will be produced at Giga Berlin in the first half of 2022. Local regulators will soon grant Tesla permits to start production within days, cite unnamed sources. Tesla wanted […]