Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned his first European Gigafactory near Berlin into a fairground where visitors could tour the facility. The project faced some delays and local resistance but Musk said the company expects to start production in November. Photo: Patrick Pleul/Associated Press )BERLIN—Elon Musk formally kicked off customer deliveries at Tesla Inc.’s first European factory outside Berlin, marking a milestone in the electric-car maker’s international expansion.
Speaking Tuesday as he handed the first Tesla Model Y vehicles built at the plant to their new owners, the chief executive said the factory would create a foundation for both electric vehicles and the batteries that would store energy from wind and the sun. Mr. Musk called that a big step in the fight against global warming.
It wasn’t quite Windows 95 but it was something
First car off the line and the license plate is crooked. Just what we expect from Tesla.