Tesla’s Giga Berlin is finally set to crank out Model Ys and 3s, almost a year late . Chief Executive Elon Musk routinely misses deadlines, but this time it was less about overpromising manufacturing capabilities and more to do with underappreciating complications from groundwater.
. Chief Executive Elon Musk routinely misses deadlines, but this time it was less about overpromising manufacturing capabilities and more to do with underappreciating complications from groundwater.
Compromises were reached, but the delay comes at a cost. At full production capacity, the plant would generate some $24 billion in annual revenue, based on 2021 sales.Tesla’s travails led to some fortuitous timing, though. The opening ceremony on Tuesday coincides with World Water Day, the annual United Nations event. A concurrentdigs into groundwater, which globally is some 30 times more abundant than surface flows. Potential financial damage ripples far beyond Tesla.
Overextraction also presents problem in agriculture. Often worsened by subsidies for crops and electricity that encourage pumping more than is necessary or safe, a mix of shortages and pollution has proliferated. The problem is widespread; in the United States, some 60% of irrigated farmland relies on groundwater.
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