Elon Musk does not overlook one when it comes to any of his companies, such as Tesla, manufacturer of electric vehicles. The tycoon did not hesitate to take a flight to visit the plant that the company maintains in Grüneheide, near Berlin, and which has remained closed, after sabotage by a group protesting its location.
Musk has not spared adjectives. "Either they are the dumbest ecoterrorists on the planet or they are puppets of those who do not have good environmental objectives," he said from the factory's gallery, where he went accompanied by one of his sons.
The businessman assured that he does not take "what happened here" lightly, according to local media, which claim that he was received with applause by "thousands" of workers, to whom he thanked them for their efforts and the rapid resumption of the company's production. plant only a week after the arson attack against an electrical tower at the gigafactory.
The gigafactory has been involved in controversy since its construction due to its alleged impact on groundwater in the region. Furthermore, according to a report leaked to the press, the plant's wastewater would exceed the permitted limits for toxic substances.
And the criticisms are getting worse. Tesla intends to expand the factory, which employs about 12,000 employees, an idea that has met with outright rejection from area residents and environmental groups.
Since then, protest actions have taken place: from an occupation of an adjacent wooded plot to prevent the corresponding works from being carried out, to an attack on the high-voltage tower.
However, the tycoon turns a deaf ear. "Stopping the production of electric vehicles, instead of fossil fuel vehicles, is extrem dumm (extremely stupid, in German)," he stressed in his speech.
