Tesla estimates damage from the alleged attack to be hundreds of millions of euros. The Edeka retail chain is also affected by the power outage.
The incident at Tesla was “damaging the image of Germany as an investment location,” expert Stefan Bratzel said. “We need really effective cooperation between the state and business, but also legal clarity on the relevant issues," said Clemens Fuest, President of Ifo, an economic research institute in Berlin. The “Vulkan Group,’ which is classified as left-wing extremist, claims responsibility for the attack and claimed responsibility in a letter.