German council approves a revised plan by Tesla to expand its plant near Berlin

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A local council in Germany has approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, a proposal which has drawn persistent protests this year. Councilors in the Gruenheide municipality, just outside Berlin, voted 11-6 with two abstentions on Thursday evening in favor of the plan.

FILE - Demonstrators walk past the Tesla factory in Gruenheide, Germany , May 11, 2024, at the end of their protest. A local council in Germany on Friday May 17, 2024, approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, which has drawn persistent protests this year. FILE - Activists occupy an area in the forest in Gruenheide, Germany , March 1, 2024.

“Stop Tesla,” a group backing the protest, said Friday that it was disappointed by the council’s decision and vowed to keep on demonstrating. “We must stay to protect the water and the forest as long as our protection is needed,” it said in a statement.Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflictsThe state government in Brandenburg, which surrounds Berlin, welcomed the councilors’ decision.

Company CEO Elon Musk at the time called the culprits the “dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth” and said anti-Tesla protesters were misguided for aiming to halt production of electric vehicles rather than those powered by fossil fuels.

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