Tesla’s power outage in Grünheide, Germany, sparks a “dumbest terrorists on earth” and “puzzles of the Volcano Group”
Tesla has faced resistance since before it opened the Gigafactory’s doors in Grünheide. Local residents are concerned about the plant’s water usage and object to the automaker’s latest plans to double the site’s manufacturing capacity to a million electric vehicles a year.
Andre Thierig, who manages 12,500 staff at the Grünheide Gigafactory, near Berlin, said it would take several days before production would be back up and running. The total cost of the outage would be in the range of $100 million, he said.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Thierig said, “We are very concerned about the safety of our employees,” adding, though, that the outage “had not posed any danger to people or the environment.”
Firefighters were able to put out a fire at a nearby electricity pylon early in the morning, preventing it from spreading to the Gigafactory, according to police. The power outage also affected the surrounding area, stretching as far as some boroughs in Berlin.
Police are looking into a confession made by the far left “Volcano Group” because they said it called for the destruction of the Gigafactory because it alleged thatTesla eats up earth, resources, people and labor.
“These are either the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth or they’re puppets of those who don’t have good environmental goals,” Musk wrote on X. He used the words “exploding” and “stupid” to say that stopping the production of Electric Vehicles, rather than fossil fuel vehicles, is not a good idea.
German Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser issued a statement condemning the alleged attack on critical energy infrastructure, which she said is “a serious crime that cannot be justified by anything.”
Volcano Group, a Left-Wing Extremist Group, and Arson Attack on the Tesla Gigafactory Outside of Berlin
Musk’s decision to base his most modern Gigafactory just outside Berlin has challenged Germany’s domestic automakers, which are struggling to keep up with the electric vehicle (EV) market.
A group of left-wing extremists is responsible for the fire attack at the Tesla Gigafactory outside of Berlin.
The group, which calls itself “Vulkangruppe Tesla Abschalten” (also known as “Vulcan Group” or “Volcano Group”), said in a statement posted to Kontrapolis.info that it aimed to cause “the largest possible blackout of the Gigafactory,” citing environmental and labor concerns as motivations behind the attack. (Google Translate was used to translate the letter from German to English. All quotes in this article come from that translation.
According to Reuters, German police believe the Volcano Group letter, which was signed “Agua De Pau,” the name of a volcanic mountain in the Azores, is authentic. A 2019 report (pdf) published by German authorities says that various crimes have been committed under the Vulkangruppe moniker following a surge in arson attacks on cars in 2011, with perpetrators often using the names of Icelandic volcanoes as an alias. The group has also previously claimed responsibility for another arson attack in Grünheide in 2021 during the construction of the Tesla Gigafactory.
