Tesla ordered to suspend tree clearance at German factory: Report

Electric vehicle start-up Tesla has been ordered to stop felling trees at its site in Gruenheide, Germany by a local court after environmentalists said the carmaker was moving too quickly, newspaper Tagesspiegel said on Tuesday.

File photo - A worker clears trees at the area where Tesla plans to build a Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin (REUTERS)
File photo - A worker clears trees at the area where Tesla plans to build a Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin

An administrative court in Frankfurt an der Oder issued a temporary ban on further forest clearance activities, Tagesspiegel said, citing a copy of the court document.

Tesla declined to comment. A spokesperson for the Frankfurt court was not immediately reachable for comment.

First Published Date: 08 Dec 2020, 16:58 PM IST
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