Tesla in Grünheide: Elon Musk blames “stupid eco-terrorists” for power outage. Musk: “Stopping the production of electric vehicles instead of fossil fuel vehicles is extremely stupid” A power outage caused by a burning electricity pylon in eastern Brandenburg brought the only European Tesla factory to a standstill on Tuesday morning.

Six communities with “several tens of thousands of people” were affected, including hospitals and retirement homes where people may need to be ventilated.