Billionaire Elon Musk said he would build the 1st European Tesla Gigafactory on the outskirts of Berlin, as Brexit uncertainties have made it “too risky” to build the battery plant in the U.K.
: “Some of the best cars in the world are made in Germany. Everyone knows that German engineering is outstanding, for sure. That’s part of the reason why we are locating our Gigafactory Europe in Germany. We are also going to create an engineering and design centre in Berlin,” Musk told the audience at Auto Bild’s Golden Steering Wheel Awards, a car industry awards ceremony.
Besides batteries, Tesla will build Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Berlin, and Musk estimated production would start in 2021. Musk declined to give details about the precise location of the battery plant, but said it would be near the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, just south of the city. I am a Texas native interning at the Forbes office in London, and have previously been published in London and Austin newspapers. I am an alum of City, University of Lo
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