Tesla’s Musk blames bureaucracy for German gigafactory delays
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk called for cuts to German red tape on Monday as he said it was unclear when exactly the first electric car would roll off the production line of its planned plant outside Berlin.
Last month Tesla delayed the opening of its first European gigafactory to late 2021 from an initial July 1 date after adding plans to also establish a battery cell plant on site as well as a lengthy approval processes.
“It’s hard to predict with precision cause you can only make the cars when all of the pieces are here,” Musk said during a visit to the Gruenheide site in the German state of Brandenburg.
