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Tesla-factory in Germany under investigation for violating hazardous chemical regulations.
https://www.politico.eu/article/german-prosecutors-probe-tesla-over-hazardous-materials-breach/Authorities in the German state of Brandenburg have launched a case against Tesla over allegations it is handling hazardous materials without the right license at its electric car factory outside Berlin, a public prosecutor told POLITICO.
Confirming a report by public broadcaster RBB, Carla Mostertz, a prosecutor in Potsdam, said the case was based on a complaint by Brandenburg's State Office for the Environment, which regulates Tesla's sprawling complex.
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While Mostertz said it was too early to disclose further details about the investigation, RBB reported that if found guilty those indicted could be subject to fines or up to three years in prison.
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The project has been dogged by regulatory hurdles since the start, prompting the carmaker's outspoken CEO Elon Musk to call for changes to Germany's planning legislation.
Confirming a report by public broadcaster RBB, Carla Mostertz, a prosecutor in Potsdam, said the case was based on a complaint by Brandenburg's State Office for the Environment, which regulates Tesla's sprawling complex.
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While Mostertz said it was too early to disclose further details about the investigation, RBB reported that if found guilty those indicted could be subject to fines or up to three years in prison.
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The project has been dogged by regulatory hurdles since the start, prompting the carmaker's outspoken CEO Elon Musk to call for changes to Germany's planning legislation.
1. Good luck trying to change german planning-legislation. The Germans love over-regulating things.
2. The german Greens have been a major political player since the 1990s and have been junior-partner in several coalition-governments, on federal and state level. Good luck trying to fight against environmental regulations in Germany.