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They obviously needed to get one built in Europe sooner rather than later to boost marketshare there and stay ahead of demand without needing to ship from China or the US, but why Berlin? Does anyone know if they got subsidies out of it?
On top of that Brandenburg government will definitely sprinkle some tax breaks.
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"really cold" is incorrect in a global context. The coldest place in Israel[1] gets to only just below freezing temperature in the winter. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon#Climate
For comparison, it is now -14C (7F or so) outside. It is considered 'brisk' (as opposed to 'really cold') by local standards. We do have Teslas all over the place.
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Israel is probably just too small of a market at the moment. In most European countries there still isn't a official Tesla store or service center. I live in the Baltic's and a friend of a freind has a Model X which was involved in a minor accident (other drivers fault) last year. To get it repaired without affecting the warranty it had to be sent to Tesla, which meant it had to be taken to Finland (700km) or Germany…
There are some costs to expand in European countries. EU passed a law (GVO) in 2004 saying something like that: one can repair a car in any mechanic shop and still don't loose warranty. Shop has to: - have access to service manuals using Pass Thru - this is requirement on the car producer. - document all repairs - do the repairs in a way the producer documented them
Well, the Germans ARE world famous for their factories... Edit: I was definitely referencing the Shoah where Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered six million Jews with brutally inhumane and genocidal efficiency.
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> I also think that Google would have had no problems If they would have opened their office in Adlershof. Google probably could have moved their office location ~2 km and have been fine. But they really wanted to sit right in the hornet nest.
Did they really not employ anyone with local knowledge when planning the office?
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> Here in Israel we don't have Teslas You might have missed this very recent news: > International car company Tesla published an ad seeking an operations manager in Israel, thus confirming that it plans to launch significant operations here. [1] [1] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/tesla-to-launch...
Israel is so small that you can go anywhere on one charge.
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> the market size in Israel is not as big in other countries Why, comma, you say that as if building a car outside of Germany and selling it inside of Germany would face some sort of unfair obstacles, rather than being a straightforward and painless process as it ought.
> Inside of Germany That should be "Inside of Europe" because the barriers to selling cars in the EU are just about the same as selling Nevada cars in California. For US->Europe tariffs for cars are around 10% I believe.
Nice! I hear a bunch of Lithium was just democratized for the freedom market.
I don't even understand what you are saying.
https://www.dw.com/en/bolivia-scraps-joint-lithium-project-w...