This will be Tesla's first European car factory, image via Getty Images
Business

Tesla gets go-ahead to chop down the forest to build a factory in Germany

A German court has given electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, permission to cut down a forest next to Berlin to build a new gigafactory. Many local environmental groups tried to file against the decision but were shut down by the judge. Hundreds of demonstrators came out to protest the decision.

elon-musk tesla technology environment factory germany forest electric-car

Fri Feb 21 - Reuters

Related Articles

Elon Musk Gains $8 Billion to Become World’s Fourth-Richest Person
Business
Elon Musk Gains $8 Billion to Become World’s Fourth-Richest Person

Elon Musk’s financial upswing shows no signs of slowing. The rise vaulted the Tesla co-founder past French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault, the wealthiest non-American on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s fortune has grown by $57.2 billion this year, the second-biggest increase on the index after Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos’s.

technology business markets wealth valuation sp-500-index amazoncom-inc tesla-inc pursuits elon-reeve-musk bernard-arnault mark-elliot-zuckerberg billionaires space-exploration-technologi

Tue Aug 18 - Bloomberg
Zuckerberg says there's 'no end in sight' for Facebook employees working from home
Business
Zuckerberg says there's 'no end in sight' for Facebook employees working from home

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said there is no timetable for when employees will return to the company's offices amid a continuing surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.S. Zuckerberg made his comments on a call with analysts about Facebook's second-quarter results, specifically criticizing the Trump Administration for its handling of the coronavirus.

facebook technology business mark

Fri Jul 31 - Cnbc
Elon Musk celebrates Tesla’s performance by trolling SEC and short-sellers
Business
Elon Musk celebrates Tesla’s performance by trolling SEC and short-sellers

Tesla recently crossed Toyota’s market cap to become the world’s most valuable automaker, The shares of Tesla gained almost 200% this year and Elon Musk celebrated the performance of his company by trolling SEC and some short-sellers. "Tesla will make fabulous short shorts in radiant red satin with gold trim," Musk tweeted. "SEC, three-letter acronym, the middle word is Elon's," Musk said in a separate tweet

tesla sec short sellers

Fri Jul 03 - Bangkokpost
Tesla beats Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker
Business
Tesla beats Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker

American electric automaker Tesla became the world’s most valuable automaker on Wednesday when the electric vehicle company’s market capitalization surpassed Toyota’s for the first time. Shares of Tesla gained 5% to hit a new all-time high of $1,135, giving the company a valuation of roughly $206.5 billion, compared with Toyota’s valuation of about $202 billion

tesla car toyota automake

Wed Jul 01 - CNBC