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Tesla's German Gigafactory gets conditional approval to start commercial production

Under conditional approval, the Brandenburg factory will be able to produce up to 500,000 vehicles per year.

TJ Denzer

March 4, 2022 11:40 AM

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Under the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic and further issues, Tesla, like many companies, has had to deal with a number of setbacks and delays in its ongoing business and operations. One of those setbacks is finally seeing a breakthrough as the company receives approval for its latest Gigafactory in Brandenburg, Germany to begin operation. It will be able to begin producing immediately with a limit of up to 500,000 vehicles a year.

The approval of operation for Tesla’s German Gigafactory was recently decided and announced, as reported by CNBC. Local German officials in Berlin gave the conditional approval alongside a 536-page decision, including provisions such as the 500,000-vehicle limit. Plans for the factory were initially announced by Elon Musk and the Tesla company back in 2019. Production was supposed to begin in early summer 2021. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, environmentalist concerns, and further factors delayed the opening and operation of the factory up until this recent decision. With it, Tesla will finally be able to bolster its production and delivery efforts worldwide.

The decision to allow Tesla’s Brandenburg Gigafactory to begin commercial operation is a stroke of good fortune for the company after months of delays. Tesla and Elon Musk have previously suggested they expect factories to run underneath capacity throughout 2022 due to supply constraints and certain vehicles like the Cybertruck have been delayed altogether, but another factory in play will likely go a long way in bolstering overall output and delivery of vehicles to purchasing customers. After all, demand for Tesla’s vehicles has certainly not dwindled in the face of the COVID pandemic. Instead, it continues to be one of the foremost electric vehicles purchased worldwide.

With the Brandenburg Gigafactory set to get into production, stay tuned for more updates on Tesla, Elon Musk, and further electric vehicle industry updates, right here at Shacknews.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.