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What is also interesting is that it is about the same size as the Tesla Berlin factory, the "Giga"factory doesn't seem to be anything special. What is different
by aeyes 5y ago
What is also interesting is that it is about the same size as the Tesla Berlin factory, the "Giga"factory doesn't seem to be anything special. What is different is that I don't remember environmental protests when the BMW factory was built.
- Reason077 5y agoThe Tesla factory should be a bit bigger once fully scaled. BMW Leipzig produces around 350,000 vehicles per year while Tesla is aiming for 500,000. Tesla will also manufacture battery cells on site, which BMW doesn’t do.
- erk__ 5y agoThe BMW factory in question is not new, the foundation was laid in 2003. So unless you followed local Leipzig nwes back then I am not sure much will show up.
- aeyes 5y agoI did, my parents house (built in the 90s) is on the other side of the highway. When I visit I often do runs around the factory which gives a good impression of the size of the area: Its a 10k run. They did some landscaping around the factory to offset the alterations, the factory also has 3 large wind turbines and a battery storage farm made from used EV batteries.