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Tesla to leave Germany

March 5, 2026 By in Home Cooking, Hard Facts, Hurt Feelings, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Soon.

Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla’s German factory – Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall’s battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditions.

Europe’s largest trade union is trying to gain control of the works council at Elon Musk’s Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, in an industrial relations showdown marked by lawsuits and mutual accusations of slander.

The works council, an elected body of employees that negotiates everything from working hours to pay deals with a company’s management, is considered an entrenched aspect of the German corporate world, particularly in the car industry.

But it was a bone of contention at the Tesla plant in Grünheide, about 20 miles (30km) south-east of Berlin, even before the gates opened almost four years ago.

There’s lithium in them thar hills!

September 28, 2025 By in Hard Facts, History, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Except there are no hills thar to speak of.

“Germany Just Found 43 Million Tons Underground”: Lithium Discovery Makes Tesla Batteries While Russia Loses Energy War Forever – Germany’s Altmark region is set to transform the global energy landscape with the discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium deposits, positioning the nation as a pivotal player in the electric vehicle and battery supply chain.

But it will continue to use the Teslas it already owns “for reasons of sustainability and resource conservation”

August 7, 2024 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Drugstores with Teslas?

They are clearly making way too much money. Maybe we should no longer support these drugstores.

German drugstore chain shuns Teslas over Musk’s support for Trump – German drugstore chain Rossmann said on Tuesday it would no longer buy Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab cars for its corporate fleet due to CEO Elon Musk’s support for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The drugstore chain, which is among the largest in Europe, said its decision was with immediate effect and due to what it called an “incompatibility” between statements by Musk and the values that Tesla represents.

These antisemitic protestors are getting out of control

May 11, 2024 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Now they’re attacking Tesla. Itself.

Protesters attempt to storm Germany’s Tesla factory – Hundreds of climate protesters have clashed with police in Germany after attempting to storm the Tesla factory near Berlin.

Several people were injured, including three police officers, during Friday’s demonstration against the proposed expansion of the electric car giant’s only European plant.

German of the day: Brandanschlag

March 5, 2024 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means aerson attack.

The Tree People did it (they’re kind of like the Sand People in Star Wars, only with trees)!

Tesla without electricity is like a… Well, this is what it’s like:

Tesla factory near Berlin evacuated! No power for hours after arson attack. Production at a standstill ++ Bomb searchers move in…

Peaceful protest turns into naked violence! Eco-criminals paralyzed Tesla’s car factory in Grünheide (12,500 employees) with an arson attack on Tuesday morning. The entire factory, the town of Erkner and parts of Berlin are without electricity. Bomb searchers are now moving in. The car factory has been evacuated!

When in doubt…

February 22, 2024 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, Hysteria Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Just say no. When not in doubt, sowieso (anyhow).

“Expansion” is a scary word. It sounds too much like growth, increase, prosperity, success. We vote no! Because you can never know, unless it’s no.

Tesla in Germany: Locals vote against factory expansion plan – Residents of Grünheide near Berlin have voted against expansion plans for the large Tesla facility there. But the vote is not binding and local authorities can still decide. Turnout was high, though, indicating interest.

When German cars are no longer German cars…

July 25, 2023 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Nobody wants them.

Tesla is lapping German automakers in the global EV race – even in Germany.

Germany’s automakers announced bold plans the last several years to shift to electric cars and challenge Tesla Inc.’s dominance. Instead, they’re only falling further behind.

Tesla delivered 889,015 cars in the first half of this year, more electric vehicles than Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Porsche AG sold combined.