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Germany Promises Elon Musk Whatever He Needs for Tesla Berlin Plant

  • Musk will have ‘every assistance,’ economy minister says
  • Tesla’s Berlin plant is due to start production summer 2021
Elon Musk with Joerg Steinbach and Dietmar Woidke in Berlin, on Sept. 2.Source: Brandenburg State Chancellery
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Germany’s economy minister promised Elon Musk the government will help in whatever way needed to get Tesla Inc.’s Berlin plant up and running as soon as possible.

“We are very proud of your car plant in Brandenburg and we wish you good luck with that,” Peter Altmaier told Musk at a meeting of Angela Merkel’s caucus group in Berlin. “You’ll have every assistance you need.”