Elend is a German word that means misery.
It added that “all affected communities have now been able to be supplied again.”
For Tesla, however, the news isn’t as good.
E.DIS toldReutersthat the Gigafactory was expected to remain without electricity until March 17 a week on Sunday.
Tesla said the arson could cost the company one billion euros, or just over $1 billion.
“Stopping production of electric vehicles, rather than fossil fuel vehicles, ist extrem dumm.”
With the plant producing 1,000 vehicles per day, the attack could leave its output 13,000 short.
Tesla production was interrupted earlier this year as a result of Houthi piracy in the Red Sea.
The environmental impact of the Berlin Gigafactory has long been a contentious issue.
There have been concerns over its impact on the water supply, local wildlife, and correct wastewater disposal.
In 2020, a German courtorderedTesla to stop cutting down trees for the construction of the factory.
