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Berlin Tesla activists say civil disobedience is only option: Police are braced for further protests at the Tesla factory site in Grünheide near Berlin
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https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-tesla-activists-say-civil-disobedience-is-only-option/a-69054007
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Activists holding a press conference over the expansion of Tesla’s electric car factory on Saturday complained of betrayal by regional politicians and said civil disobedience was necessary.
The Disrupt Tesla group said the political and environmental problem went beyond the Elon Musk-owned carmaker and extended to other auto manufacturers.
Some residents in Grünheide, where billionaire Musk has built his only European Tesla factory, say both the company and the Brandenburg state government have not paid attention to citizens’ interests in pressing ahead with the expansion.
Regional broadcaster RBB said several hundred people ran toward the Tesla facility, with many wearing masks and dressed in black.
Tesla was forced to suspend production in March after an arson attack on an electricity pylon compromised the factory’s power supply.
Activists also cite environmental destruction in countries like Argentina or Bolivia where the mineral lithium, needed for electric car batteries, is mined.
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