Electric car giant Tesla The factory he founded near Berlinhas been at the center of the debate for quite some time. Environmentalists in particular continue to claim that this region has been excessively devastated by the factory. There have even been several protests in the past The police also intervened Minor incidents occurred.

The latest news is that these events are very drastic it is not out of place revealed. Environmental intelligence firm Kayrros published eye-catching data on the subject. According to the data shared by Kayrross, Tesla planned to build the Berlin factory between March 2020 and May 2023. 813 hectares of land literally “plundered”.

Half a million trees were cut down

*Satellite images of the region where the factory was located in 2019 and 2023.

According to the data of Kayrros, who works in the region, on the 813 decare area that was used to establish the factory, 500 thousand units Trees around were cut down. Antoine Halff, one of Kayrros officials, said that the carbon dioxide retention level of the cut trees is 13,000 tons, which is an average 2,800 He said it is equivalent to the annual emissions level of a car with an internal combustion engine.

In the meantime; Tesla’s factory in Berlin working on expansion Let’s share the information. The German Ministry of the Environment even approved the decision to expand the Tesla factory last month. However, as a result of this incident, Germany can mix more It seems so.