Tesla owner Elon Musk has created a stir in the car industry by announcing the setting up of an electric car plant near Berlin. Apart from this decision, they are expected to benefit Germany's car industry in addition to employment.
The future of electric cars is not yet decided. Apart from the battery getting better, its recycling problem has not been solved yet. Despite this, electric cars are currently considered a panacea to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In the coming six years, Germany has set a target of opening around 100,000 battery charging stations in addition to subsidizing customers on the purchase of electric cars. Amidst this decision of the German government, the Tesla chief has suddenly announced the opening of a plant near Berlin which will start production of cars within a year.
There is no doubt that Tesla aims to make its cars successful in the market by taking advantage of the subsidies available in Germany. The car may have become affordable at Tesla's existing China factory, but Germany has shown an indomitable will to encourage electric cars. Tesla can also use this new base for research and development. Although Tesla has also invested heavily in Shanghai and Germany is not cheap in terms of electricity pricing, the land available near the airport, available automobile clusters and the presence of skilled employees have eased Tesla's risk.
The people of Gruenheide are most excited by the announcement of Elon Musk, where Tesla intends to plant a plant. With this announcement, Gruinheide has already made headlines, with the construction of the plant, it will come in the list of international car makers. The politicians of the area hope that the construction of a car factory will generate thousands of jobs, after which more investment will also come.
The factory will be built on the highway outside Berlin and Brandenburg's Industry Minister Yorg Schättenbach hopes that 3000 jobs will be created during the construction of the factory. Tesla plans that factory construction will begin in the first quarter of 2020, and car production will begin from 2021. Tesla has only a few months for government permissions. Industry Minister Stettenbach says, "They should give the documents in such a way that an early investigation is possible."
The commerce and trade association of the area hopes that with the arrival of Tesla, investment will be made in many other areas as well. The head of the union, Gundolf Shulke, says that such industrial enterprises attract other enterprises like themselves. In addition, Tesla will need service providers in areas such as servicing, security, heating, cleaning and catering. New jobs are also expected to be created in these areas. Gruenheide is not far from the border of Poland. This chain of new jobs can also engulf Poland.