Elon Musk formally kicked off customer deliveries at Tesla's first European factory outside Berlin, marking a milestone in the electric-car maker’s international expansion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned his first European Gigafactory near Berlin into a fairground where visitors could tour the facility. The project faced some delays and local resistance but Musk said the company expects to start production in November. Photo: Patrick Pleul/Associated Press )BERLIN—Elon Musk formally kicked off customer deliveries at Tesla Inc.’s first European factory outside Berlin, marking a milestone in the electric-car maker’s international expansion.
Speaking Tuesday as he handed the first Tesla Model Y vehicles built at the plant to their new owners, the chief executive said the factory would create a foundation for both electric vehicles and the batteries that would store energy from wind and the sun. Mr. Musk called that a big step in the fight against global warming.
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