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a lot of our culture history. all their travel extremely worth a visit. the when you think electric vehicles using castle and it's this man you on musk who made electric cars cool. touch was worth over $700000000000.00 and is one of the largest e car manufacturers in the world. the problems that it's big in factories around the globe are raising eyebrows. water and labor are both big issues. we looked at germany, the us and mexico and ask, is the push to drive greener vehicles fueling various crises? we want to know what's the true cost of tests, what tesla is known as a disruptor in the auto industry. it's giga. factories are massive compounds like here in grenada, suite, the village, about an hour outside for when the facility these are designed to allow for faster

and more streamlined production as tesla ams to produce there's like the vehicles. but all this heavy manufacturing on one site means concentrated water consumption. the tesla gig of factories started in the us where the company was founded that in china and auto manufacturing dry and germany, most recently, texas giga, berlin, was a big step that was basically how so saying, we're not scared down. i have is, is a managing director at web bush securities and investment bank faced in the west. i reached out to him because he's a big time task for watcher. we're going for, you received his beam, that'd be here and others. and that's part of the most month, which is hard to argue with, if you could, which been accomplished, blast jacket. while the joke in berlin at the time was that most noted tech notes and just wondering an excuse to visit some of the city's most famous clubs, the location was excellent from us. for many reasons. the factory was built at breakneck speed, especially for germany,

where your rock receive approvals and permitting to move at a glacial pace. it opened its stores in 2022. germany has a long history of auto manufacturing. so one resource that has an abundance as well trained workers on top of locations, smack dab in the middle of the u at the end, the day, the center of the auto industry nachos in europe. you know, many could say globally, so bro, in made a ton of sense, as well as to, with just sticks of making cars in china and ship it in to europe, which would just go disaster. that's why it for when has been so important terms that spider web logistically getting it throughout europe as well as from a cost perspective, going to be significantly less now. but one resource that is not as abundant as one might think is water, which is apparently laughable. to you on must back in 2021. when he was confronted with the idea that his factory might contribute to water problems, a very blessed if that's your internet. so watch sports. look around you

for the look what the consumer watches for further development. none of this is completely wrong. it's like water everywhere here. a little stream like a desert to you know, to, to somebody states. i have a just a have some, some understanding for him because it's so sold off of a bit to this price. this is martin, put his work, looks at waterway ego systems and management the bowman. how are you? a 1000000000 bit friend, but yeah, we have a 3000 dates. so if you arrive by a plan, you would see like several. well, so we are rich in lakes, but we are poor as well for resources. yeah. so this seems to be covered pictorial . so despite being known for lakes and rivers, canals and streams, ground water levels, and this part of germany has been declining for years due to climate change. so even as the needs of the area are increasing water levels are sinking. and now on

the edges of the most populated city in germany, there's a mass of giga factory and that concentrated production, it also means concentrated water consumption. not to mention this area and grew and height that is actually in a water protection zone. and there's another problem, the kind of soil that exists in this part of the country, which is really sandy and almost like a sieve. while it allows rain water to quickly reach aquifers. the sandy soil also makes it easy for pollutants to drain down and contaminate drinking water. in case that's part of times would to the ends of the excess a. it could be that's a spoiled and make and use of both altering some of the purposes, especially as most part of tends to kind of be about to be biology. all micro ability degrades. sense the completion of the factory, there's been intense scrutiny. german magazine stan reported about a battery accident starting a fire and contaminated water seeping into the ground. or in 2023. the magazine

also reported about an illegal filling station that leads to $150.00 leaders of diesel quote uncontrollably. these are just a few of the reported instances. authorities also seems slow to criticize the company and only for these cases involving many different chemicals of state environmental authorities, ordered soil samples to be taken. but is this simply a culture clash between an american company and german bureaucracy? so the classical american approach, so oh, i'm a, i'm out of the set line by the west coast. i'm using uh, an area. and then if i've, i've been using it, then i move for about a swelled up. so this is all, there's no possible sense or your so be our limited space. yeah. you have to deal with the more carefully what, so the space and the resources. and that's why we have these sort of typically, um, yeah, freights medical regulations. it would only be fair to mention that the 1st company to build a factory and a water protection area in germany was mercedes benz. about

a half an hour away from the tesla site. but it's not just a us 1st germany issue around the world. the customer has a rocky history with environmental regulations. the l. a times reported about fines for a california facility amounting to $275000.00 from the federal environmental protection agency. it's not only environmental issues that the various tests of factories have in common, but also building in areas with water problems kind of phone, which is worldwide known. follow the problems takes us the same um and also in sign on and young, you know, some higher even there is, let's say, you know what, the volume of the quantity is. so bad that, uh, do you all know that belongs to france of visual drinking. lots of the out the, let's look on the other side of the us border. tesla is currently planning to build another dig. a factory here in the state is more heavily on mexico. that plant

could open in the coming years. but one big problem in february 2020 to the state where that facility will be located, declared a state of emergency due to the drought. there were 2 of the 3 dams that supply the metropolis of monterey recording. historically low levels. but as of now, justices is still moving forward with the facility in web only on the next it goes in for him because of the low cost. sure, a chip reduce what i believe will be a sub $30000.00 vehicle. next goods, really the only choice, and that's why we just degree where it is relative to us. that makes it ton of sense. this area outside of monterey, like the area outside of berlin, has an existing automotive sector with companies that supply american manufacturers like this one. the company key is already operating in the state for example. so tesla could also be looking to court talent and take advantage of the infrastructure already in place. 80 percent of the ex postal adult industry goes to the united states. and he,

he's around $15000000000.00 us dollars per year of a production and exports of out the pods and some products on a beatrice. then. well, montoya, a heads the automotive cluster of level leon. and in comparison with, with mexico, a noble young is one of the main estates that for the uses a carson of the box. montoya says water concerns are quote, challenging for existing companies. the points to new plans on the horizon and already in the works. the governor of the level we own and build a $1250000000.00 investment plan design to ensure the states water supply through 2050 to invest and water infrastructure like new pipelines and a new damn. there's more water coming to the city, and the state governments are normally on the however, the plan for the next 20 years to, to supply that,

what are the not, not only that companies propose for the population that would need for the next 20 but nearly 5000000 people live in metro area, monterey, there has already been water supply rationing and recent years. with media reporting that some water truck delivery drivers have even been threatened with kidnapping. in a time or climate change is adding even more stress here in germany. tesla's environmental record is raising concerns, and activist environmental is always been a push pull for tests so that they need to navigate. clearly the green need churn terms, gone to extra vehicle july, right, or spotlight. but it's a work in progress. so how do these brace engine plan to build up split into the global test strategy? the plan facility in mexico and the giga factory, build up in germany will help tesla compete on costs. even us traditional carmakers turn to use. and while chinese companies like b y, d,

start to ramp up outside of china. but let's look at global sales. tesla may have brand recognition, especially in the west, but china is gaming with b y, d making mass and strides in 2022. their sales more than tripled compared to 2021 in which german carmakers dw lagging behind. and 3rd place d, y d, they continue to compete with from maybe a global share perspective. but when you think electric vehicles, you think tasa, and that's been a big part of their success. right now it's still test as world everyone else is paying rent relative to globally. now to dublin, down on that, that's why germany, what they've done to giga berlin showed works. so not only are germans and americans making tests was they're buying them to over half a 1000000 were bought in the us last year. but another big buyer is sweden. so in these countries where tesla's are parts for the cars are made or serviced,

there's unrest like in sweden where workers are protesting swedish tests. the mechanics have blocked off the job. though their number is small, the movement has sparked solidarity efforts across not only sweden, but also denmark. doc workers are refusing to unload test lows and for weeks. the postal service refused to test for deliveries. the swedish mechanics want the company to sign a collective bargaining agreement, which would let them negotiate for higher wages, pensions, and the like. workers' rights are an issue in germany to german media has reported numerous concerns among giga, berlin, employees, about working conditions. from the usa, especially from the c o, probably comes a lot of pressure to, to deliver numbers to the, to could use cars and to sell those costs. and yeah, and in the end to provide for the numbers for the sale. what else? right. so, so that this stuff goes up and so you can buy in of a way to or whatever you want to go. now hang on is a member of the id,

metal union in germany, and was employed by tesla. must company has so far, blocked unionization, that it's factories, but it works. council is in place. i get factory, berlin of the non union nature. it's been part of the success of the past. i've been there not. i wouldn't say i have the overhead and that some of these other automakers have by having meaning snatch really have much built it. and i don't see that changing tensions by u a. b and others that will go after him. but the going to be of the different drugs. and that's been a big part of their success as being non union. we wanted to know what did the people who live in, in near a good height, a think about the factory and the working conditions. you get a lot of people in really quickly. it's kind of be a little stress for everybody. oh it's, it is difficult. i mean, but i do think that it is like, do you think problems attempt to solve be sold in the future? yeah, i haven't america best i didn't talk cock martin for fun. does 0 for that's event.

you can, you, i in the, by test i often to death about it so far to the all of you advise me 6. i'll go way out on the small bit supplies on tesla made of world wide profit around 12 and a half $1000000000.20. but what is the true cost of buying one of these futuristic cool all electric vehicles. well, hosting a gig of factory brings jobs, but also working conditions that can lead to injuries likes here in germany. and a factory with such a large footprint can also stream local resources and make regions experiencing drought safe, even greater limitations. we did reach out to tesla for interviews and for comment . they did not respond to those requests. tesla has been an innovator for years, so there's still room to improve. and water usage or working conditions could actually be another frontier that this american company confidently and strides into to let someone else do the

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