Tesla founder Elon Musk has a problem with the German bureaucracy. The regulations are too cumbersome and complicated for him.
Berlin – Tesla boss Elon Musk speaks out against the German bureaucracy. The trigger for this was a visit to the new plant in Germany. (* tz.de reported) With the plant in Berlin-Grünheide, he wants to conquer the European market for e-cars. But this is not so easy.
Because in Germany the rules for building projects and production facilities are fundamentally different than in the USA – and mostly stricter. “I think there should be a little less bureaucracy. That would be better, “said Musk to” ntv “.
Tesla boss Elon Musk is alienated with proceedings in Germany
The Tesla boss also provides suggestions for solutions to master the monster bureaucracy in Germany. The regulations should have an expiration date, says Elon Musk. The longer a society existed, the more regulations would accumulate. They should be abolished after a certain period of time, says the Tesla boss. “Otherwise you are not allowed to do anything at some point.”
It is not the first time that Elon Musk has complained about slow processes in Germany *. In April, for example, he criticized lengthy approval procedures in the Federal Republic. These are “in direct contrast to the urgency necessary to combat climate change.”
Tesla boss hopes to produce the compact SUV Model Y in 2021
It is currently unclear when production of the Tesla Model Y will start in Berlin-Grünheide. Also due to numerous delays in the completion of the Giga factory. “We can only build the cars when all the parts are there. We cannot deliver a car that is only 99 percent ready, ”says Elon Musk. Therefore, it is difficult to ascribe an exact date to the process. Tesla had to postpone production of the Model Y *. * tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
