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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.
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