Tesla Temporarily Shuts Factory Down as Environmentalists Call the Company a Sham
www.wired.com
Tesla has temporarily shuttered its doors as climate activists camped in the forest outside its gigafactory are ramping up their protests over the company's impact on the environment.
  • Usually_Lurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Any other links available? Unable to read most of the article due to annoying popups and blocker blockers.

    • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      TLDR - they don’t want a transition from combustion engines to electric cars. They are saying building electric cars is bad for the environment.

      It’s not really targeted at Tesla - what they want is for everyone to start using public transport/etc.

      • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        And they protest in Germany, the economy that’s built on producing cars and who would happily keep producing more ICE BMWs. The same country that sees speed limits on the Autobahn as sacrilege.