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Technology 5 Nov 2024 | 09:56 AM

Tesla increases wages for staff at German gigafactory by 4%

BERLIN (Reuters) -Tesla has raised the wages of all employees at its German gigafactory outside Berlin by 4% since the start of November, the U.S. electric carmaker said on Tuesday.

Technology 22 Aug 2024 | 01:05 PM

Italian minister gives Stellantis ultimatum over EU funds for planned gigafactory

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's industry minister said on Thursday he expected "within hours" a firm commitment by Stellantis over its plan to build a battery-making plant in the country, otherwise the government would move public funds for the project elsewhere.

Technology 19 Nov 2024 | 11:27 AM

German police clear protest site at Tesla gigafactory

BERLIN (Reuters) - A camp of protesters opposed to the expansion of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla's plant in Grueneheide near Berlin is being cleared, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.

World 16 Apr 2024 | 05:53 PM

Tesla seeks to prevent production stop in German gigafactory: media

BERLIN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is seeking to prevent a looming production stoppage at its German Gigafactory by contesting an assessment regarding exceeded wastewater levels, local media Stern reported on Tuesday.

Technology 19 June 2024 | 04:03 PM

Northvolt reviewing plans for new Swedish gigafactory

OSLO (Reuters) - Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt is reviewing plans to build a new plant in Borlange in central Sweden but has not reached any decisions, it said on Wednesday, after a newspaper reported it was cancelling the project.

World 5 Mar 2024 | 04:30 PM

Arson attack halts production at Tesla's German Gigafactory

BERLIN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Production at the German Gigafactory of U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla has been halted after a suspected arson attack, which led to a power outage.

Technology 28 Dec 2023 | 06:00 AM

Tesla engineer was 'attacked' by malfunctioning robot at Texas Gigafactory

A newly surfaced report features disturbing details of a workplace accident that occurred at Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas in 2021.

World 25 Mar 2024 | 08:25 PM

Sweden's Northvolt starts building battery gigafactory in Germany

BERLIN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt on Monday started to construct its 4.5 billion-euro (4.9 billion U.S. dollars) plant of electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Germany's northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Technology 29 Nov 2022 | 12:50 AM

Exclusive: South Korea's Yoon ready to offer 'tailored' benefits to attract Tesla gigafactory

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will offer "tailored" incentives to encourage Tesla to set up an electric vehicle gigafactory in the country and will minimise any risks posed by militant unions, President Yoon Suk-yeol told Reuters.

World 29 Mar 2025 | 06:13 AM

No longer 'poor but sexy?' Berlin's economic rise comes at a price

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Art House Tacheles used to be the epicentre of the alternative art and culture scene in Berlin, an impressive five-storey building in the heart of the capital dating back to 1908 and occupied by artists after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Auto 6 Mar 2022 | 11:00 PM

Tesla’s long-delayed gigafactory gets conditional green light

BERLIN: Tesla Inc has received a conditional go-ahead for its German gigafactory near Berlin, the state of Brandenburg said, ending months of delay for the €5bil (US$5.5bil or RM22.83bil) landmark plant.

Technology 3 Mar 2022 | 09:22 AM

Brandenburg to hold news conference on Tesla gigafactory on Friday

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German state of Brandenburg has called a news conference for Friday at which it will announce its decision on approval for the planned Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, it said on Thursday.

Technology 11 Jan 2023 | 12:05 AM

Tesla files for $776 million expansion of Texas gigafactory

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc has applied to expand its gigafactory in Austin, Texas, with an investment totaling $775.7 million, according to filings on the Texas state department of licensing's website on Monday and Tuesday.

TECH 21 Feb 2020 | 05:30 AM

Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory

Tesla Inc got approval from a German court on Feb 20 to continue to cut down forest near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, in a defeat for local environmental activists.

TECH 8 Dec 2020 | 10:15 AM

Ssslow down! Sleeping snakes stall Tesla's German gigafactory

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Hibernating snakes are complicating Elon Musk's plans for a gigafactory near Berlin.

Technology 10 June 2021 | 10:08 AM

Italy aims to generate over 1 billion euro investments for gigafactory, sources say

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy aims to spur total investments of more than one billion euros ($1.22 billion) to build an electric car battery factory with car maker Stellantis expected to play a leading role, three government sources told Reuters.

Technology 27 Apr 2021 | 05:15 PM

Tesla to tweak application for German gigafactory, ministry says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Tesla plans to tweak the application for its planned gigafactory in Europe, the German state in which the plant is being built said on Tuesday, adding it was not possible at this stage to say how long it would take to approve the site.

Technology 4 Feb 2022 | 06:29 AM

Northvolt, Volvo Cars pick Gothenburg for new gigafactory

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Automaker Volvo Cars and battery maker Northvolt will build their joint battery plant in Gothenburg, in western Sweden, the two companies said on Friday.

Twitter 5 Feb 2020 | 09:10 AM

'Giga Texas?' Musk asks Twitter users to vote on new gigafactory

Elon Musk went on Twitter to ask users if Tesla should build a new gigafactory in Texas.

Technology 22 Mar 2022 | 06:29 AM

Dancing Musk hands drivers first Teslas from new German gigafactory

GRUENHEIDE, Germany (Reuters) -Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla's first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant on Tuesday, marking the start of the U.S. automaker's inaugural European hub just two years after it was first announced.

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