Tesla delivers the first vehicles from its German Gigafactory

The first 30 Model Y cars have been delivered by the company, and will be handed over tomorrow.

The event was delayed last year due to environmental and other complaints.

Excited to hand over the first production cars made by Giga Berlin-Brandenburg tomorrow!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2022

Local environmental groups complained about the water supply contracts ofTesla. It promised to minimize water usage, and said it would plant more trees than it removed.

Final approval was given to start production on March 4th. Steinbach said that there was enough water for the plant, but that it would have to tap additional sources a longer distance away.

The plant will eventually have a production capacity of 500,000 vehicles per year and 50 gigawatt hours of battery power, more than any other German factory. Volkswagen produced around 450,000 EV globally last year, and is planning a 2 billion dollar EV plant in Wolfsburg.

The Model Y Performance EV has a range of over 300 miles. There are several shots of the interior and exterior of the Gigafactory shown in several stories.