Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin plant is now under investigation in Germany for allegedly handling toxic materials without a permit.
Today, the Potsdam Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that they would investigate Tesla for handling toxic materials at the Giga Berlin facility without the necessary permitting. As initially reported by the German news agency RBB, this investigation follows a string of environmental complaints regarding Tesla’s Brandenburg facility.
Prosecutors allege that Tesla operated a temporary hazardous materials warehouse on the Giga Berlin property while not obtaining the necessary permits. This follows both an initial complaint of non-compliance issued back in August and a subsequent criminal complaint from the German State Office for the Environment.
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