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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 **(REUTERS)**

Tesla ordered to suspend tree clearance at German factory: Report

1 min read . Updated: 08 Dec 2020, 04:58 PM IST Reuters

A local report informs Tesla has been told to stop felling trees at its site in Gruenheide.
Tesla has been facing flak and protests from locals for cutting down trees.

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.

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.

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