Tesla's Gruenheide Factory Resumes Production After Arson Attack
Elon Musk criticizes environmental activists as production restarts at Tesla's European plant, with authorities investigating potential terrorism.
- Elon Musk visited Tesla's first European plant in Gruenheide, Germany, as production resumed following a suspected arson attack.
- The attack, claimed by a far-left group called the Volcano Group, targeted a nearby electricity pylon, causing a significant power outage.
- Tesla criticized environmental activists protesting the plant's expansion, with Musk calling them 'dumber than a doorstop' or 'puppets of sinister forces'.
- The factory, which employs 12,500 people, aims to double its battery production capacity and car production to 1 million units annually.
- Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism, with the German federal prosecutor's office involved.