Vehicle production at Tesla’s Berlin plant is expected to receive final approval this week (March 3 or 4). The company is gearing up for a grand opening scheduled for March 22 or 23, which will include deliveries of the first Model Ys made in Germany.
Der Tegesspiegel reported that Brandenburg Governor Dietmar Woidke’s “Task Force Tesla” met last Tuesday to discuss the opening of the Tesla factory. final approval. It is reported that although the meeting lasted only 20 minutes, the results were very gratifying: Tesla’s Berlin plant will no longer face major challenges when it comes to production.
According to reports, preparations for the grand opening of the Berlin factory are underway. The facility is scheduled to officially open on March 22, 2022, but this date may also be pushed back to March 23. According to reports, Brandenburg police are also making the necessary preparations for the event.
Similar to the grand opening of the first phase of the Shanghai factory, the official opening of the Berlin factory will also include the delivery to customers of the first Model Y produced in the location. A total of 30 German-made Model Ys are expected to be delivered to customers at the official launch event at the Berlin plant.
Using more than 20 preliminary approval documents, Tesla built the first phase of the Berlin factory at its own risk. So far, the company has even produced pre-production cars that are not allowed to be sold to consumers. Of the 2,000 pre-production cars allowed to be produced, the company has produced more than 1,000 “Made in Germany” Model Ys, as observed by Tesla fans in the region.
The approval process for the start-up of the Berlin plant was very slow. Elon Musk had previously claimed approval was due last summer, but it has now been delayed by about nine months, in addition to a complicated approval process, backlash from environmental groups and Tesla adding to the facility The impact of battery factories.