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West Berlin was a political enclave in DDR. ~150 km from the inner German border [1]. Just outside Berlin is pretty much ex-DDR territory. At the same time Berl
by IndrekR 7y ago
West Berlin was a political enclave in DDR. ~150 km from the inner German border [1]. Just outside Berlin is pretty much ex-DDR territory. At the same time Berlin does have quite a strong foreign community and high migration, lately negative for Germans and positive for other ethnic groups [2]. It is the second largest city (by population) in Europe after London with much lower living costs [3]. Also Daimler and BMW have strong presence in Berlin. Those factors may have influenced the Tesla's decision a lot.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_German_border https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_German_border
[2] https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/produkte/kleinestatistik/AP_KleineStatistik_EN_2018_BE.pdf https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/produkte/kleines...
[3] https://teleport.org/compare/berlin-and-london/ https://teleport.org/compare/berlin-and-london/