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of radical islamists and into a spiral of violence without in a film about family. faith, masculinity of fathers and sons starts april 16th on dw. ah, the tesla makes its long awaited day view in germany after string, a bureaucratic step back it's electric, cargo factory outside of berlin begins deliveries today. we'll talk to our correspondent at the event. i'll tesla is just one example of the big foreign investment projects that have been pouring into germany in recent years. we'll ask why am chelsea delaney welcome to the show? it's opening day for tesla and it's electric car factory near berlin. after 2 years

of construction, tesla's 1st european factory delivers its 1st cars today. the berlin brandenburg giga factory could soon be building half a 1000000 cars per year. tesla is also building a battery factory nearby. berlin is a tesla's 4th car factory. it's 1st plan in california went into operation and california in 2010. it also opened a factory in 2016, and the nevada desert then came, it's a shanghai plant and 2019 berlin brandenburg factory opening today. here in 2022, up next, a new giga factory will be opening in austin, texas. hopefully soon. now we'll talk to our correspondent who is there at the berlin, brandon or brandenburg factory in a moment. but 1st, let's take a look at this project. this was a forest to just 2 years ago, but it was cleared to make way for

a massive construction site. europe's largest factory for electric cars was built on 3 square kilometers of land, just outside berlin. tesla invested billions of euros into the project. construction husband, quick by german standards, but with some hitches, the factory was built at the company's own risk without waiting for a final building permit environmental protest force tesla changed plans. a dispute remains about the factories, water supplies. all of these were a source of frustration for tesla i think that could be a proceed. that would be better. construction was supposed to be completed in summer 2021. but it took until march this year for that final building permit to arrive, spread out over $23000.00 documents. they're going to provide a notice of approval for this project has been handed over to tesla today. so you

like even val. now it can get started, $500000.00 cars can be built here per year with $12000.00 employees. once everything is fully operational, the factory could help europe take a significant step away from petroleum and throws down the gauntlet to other car makers to go electric. data is stephen beardsley is at the factory gates. he joins me now. stephen tesla, the biggest name and electric vehicles by germany also has a lot of more traditional carmakers like volkswagen that are getting very serious about electro mobility. what will this factory mean for competition? with chelsea tesla built this factory here. this massive production hall you see behind me for the same reason that volkswagen or audi or b m w builds in markets where it's selling. that's for example, in the u. s. or in china. it's basically a better investment of their capital to serve those markets. now the model wise

that are going to be built here, we're coming from places like shanghai from a car factory in california. now that can be built here that could be sold in this market. that's a massive cost reduction for tulsa. it allows them to be here in europe where they see a growing growing market. now you mentioned some of the competitors volkswagen out . they are really kicking up their efforts with ease volkswagen, almost doubling it. sales in one quarter alone of e v's last year. it's 180 percent increase over the whole year, so it's coming on fast. but right now, tesla is the world leader and in things like software and things like production methods in managerial style, it is sort of more the modern car maker it's. it's seen that way by lot of a lot of experts, including some of the leaders in the car industry, including hebert, diesel, leads volkswagen. he's made it very clear that his plan is to try and take over tesla in the coming years. but that's still going to take a while. tesla right now is the world leader. and with this hall that is opening right now, this is another big step forward for the producer. so steven tesla did want to

openness fact here earlier, as early as last summer. but as we heard in the report, they've faced a lot of your accuracy. how big of an issue is that for companies, you know, building factories here in germany will for tesla. it's it is, this factory comes about 6 months later than they had hoped for that hope that october as a realistic day for to open. now originally, as you mentioned september, i'm sorry, summer was what was being i'd. but then tesla came back and said that they want to build a battery production facility as well. and that length in this process for receiving approval. now it only took 2 and a half years to build this, i say, only because in germany that's actually a very good timeline. and a lot of officials and a lot of politicians are looking at tesla this approval process as perhaps the way to move forward to trying to speed up some major projects. as you mentioned that they're eyeing in the future. you know, look at right now with energy concerns with a need to build ellen g terminals with a need to build renewable energy. the approval process is considerably long here in

germany. they want to see a sped up in tesla might be something like a blueprint for that. so stephen, the factory also faced a lot of resistance, particularly from environmental groups, is the community around the factory and now satisfied i think it depends which community we're talking about. when you look at brandenburg in general, this is a region outside of berlin. it's very thinly populated, it hasn't had as many industrial m herb plants here, industrial employers here that might offer jobs like in other parts of germany. so this is very much welcome from a job perspective. the local community has been a little upset about water issues here, and that will continue to be a problem at this facility is going to need the water of about a $40000.00 a population city a per year. so that is something that is going to take a mass of resource from this area. it's probably going to require more wells to be dug for residents of this area. but the officials here say that the water is there

and that it's not a problem. so that has been an issue there were also some concerns about raising this area for the factory. but for the most part that's been put to the side. and many of the questions happen, answered steven grantley, thanks so much. now tesla is just one example of the big foreign companies who flocked eager ups biggest economy in recent years . take a look at some of the others. this battery factory opened its doors in 2021 in scale lethia in northern sweden. it is the 1st of its kind to be built by a european company, the sweetest company, north volt, may only have been in business since 2016, but plans to build a battery factory in northern germany. thanks to the regions, eco friendly, power production. and the company can expect substantial government help. germany needs new batteries to power. it's pivot towards green energy. they're also big plans from up to bargain eastern germany,

u. s. chip manufacturer. intel wants to spend 17000000000 euros in the region to open to new factories. that would employ 3000 people. and it's banking on european union subsidies to the tune of several 1000000000 euros. construction is due to start next year. both announcements are likely to give germany's economy a major boost in the last several years, the amount of direct investment in germany has been continually increasing, raising some 10 percent over the last 5 years. with a majority of it coming from the united states, car maker ford has been working in germany since 1926. now it's shifting its production to electric cars and spending $2000000000.00 to do it. at this factory near cologne to new models will hit the roads starting in 2024. i am

joined now by robert turman from germany, trade and invest, which is the government's economic promotion agency. robert, thanks so much for being here. so germany has been criticized for a long time for being too slow to bureaucratic, to attract, you know, for an investment. is that narrative starting to change? of course, i think you have seen that through the settlement of the decision to locate the manufacturing plant and brandenburg and just do that by the investment decisions off of the just mentioned and multiple. so there is a time for unity for companies to central manufacture activities. in germany. you mentioned, tesla were talking, watch, say, about 10 lessons. that is the grand opening of that factory outside of berlin. you know, you must, has been quite critical of german bureaucracy. they wanted to open that factory about a year ago, almost does

a very public example like that of sort of administrative, bureaucratic delays and scare other companies away from germany. i think it might even be the opposite. so i think that's a proven that you can approve processes done in 2 years for such a huge investment. that's upstanding for even a year or so. it's been a good time for the administration and reliable administration in germany. and i think has mentioned that in his interest mentioned that in his speech last tuesday that he very much appreciate the rely rival administration processes and administration in germany. so tesla as well as a c, a t l 3 manufacturer that has that manufacturing plant to also to 3 years ago shows that the administration processes are competitive

if we mentioned until they're another big win for germany as an investment location . the german government reportedly is giving and tell around 5000000000 euros in subsidies. why should taxpayer money be given to these big corporations to attract them here? the benefit that you, that the german economy is getting and even the european economy getting out of those projects. very large projects. it's much higher than the amount of incentives and subsidies paid by the government. if you see the whole infrastructure, the ecosystem that is expected around passion, a huge investment with thousands of jobs and publish that they will create another $10000.00 jobs indirect to their investment activities. so the benefits coming out

of those projects is much higher than the amount of paid for starting function activity. and you have to also consider subsidies are part of investing internationally. so the amount that is paid in, in europe, in germany this time, it's not that high as it would be in, for example, korea, taiwan, china, united states. so i think it's that is part of attracting that as part of developing sustainable future technologies in regions and seeing as part of the commitment of the governments to support developments just briefly, if you can, in a key strategy for the new german government also for the you is making us less dependent on technology from the u. s. or asia. what needs to be done to achieve that? i think the framework that i just mentioned to the incentive scheme, the clear focus on certain industry sectors is very important in european

commission is focusing on certain aspects german government is focusing on industry topics, clear focus, helping the german government decided on developing of sustainable energy supply, for example, of korea focus is relevant. i think we're going to have to leave it there, but we're out of time. thank you so much for joining us. thanks for watching. ah. with joy ride through fascinating worlds. into uncharted deb this our guides and know their way around with a strictly scientific trip to some pretty wacky places. curiosity is required to borrow today. next on

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