Tesla CEO Elon Musk (4th from right) arrives at the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, March 13, 2024
BILLIONAIRE buffoon and Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the company’s first European plant toay as production resumed a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply.
Production at Tesla’s plant in Gruenheide, near Berlin, came to a standstill last Tuesday. Tens of thousands of residents, nearby hospitals, nursing homes and a big logistics centre for a German grocery chain were also initially affected.
The electricity supply to the plant was restored on Monday evening.
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