Musk’s Tesla Plant at Center of Controversy in German State Vote
- AfD poised to capitalize on Tesla controversy in Brandenburg
- Musk’s factory has been accused of depleting local groundwater
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Tesla’s first factory in Europe was supposed to revitalize the region near Berlin with thousands of jobs and millions in extra tax revenue.
It succeeded on both those counts, but discontent over the site could still help deliver the state of Brandenburg to the far-right AfD in elections on Sunday.