Tesla in Grünheide: Citizens reject factory expansion. Tesla wants to build a freight yard, warehouses and a company kindergarten on an additional 170 hectares.
To achieve this, more than 100 hectares of forest will be cleared. The vote is not binding, but it is seen as an important indication - voter turnout was over 70 percent. The state parliament's finance committee would also have to approve a sale of the area. Tesla recently had to suspend car production for around two weeks because parts could not be delivered on time following attacks by Houthi militias.