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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Deborah Cole in Grünheide

Protesters vow to keep up pressure on Tesla as it expands German gigafactory

Environmentalists march in front of a Tesla plant, carrying blue protest banners and balloons
Environmental activists march in front of the Tesla plant in Grünheide, which plans to make 1m EVs a year. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images

Environmental protesters vowed to keep up the pressure on Tesla after failing to stop plans by Elon Musk’s company from expanding its sprawling electric vehicle plant outside Berlin.

The town council of Grünheide, guarded by police and plain-clothed security guards, gave the green light on Thursday to the US automaker after a heated, nearly three-hour debate disrupted by heckling and booing from the audience of about 200 people.

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