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Tesla shuts down Gigafactory Berlin after suspected sabotage results in power outage

Baua Electric

First, it had to halt production due to supply issues amid problems with cargo ships getting through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait due to the civil war in Yemen. When it produces a new EV at the factory, that EV converts polluting gas mileage into cleaner electric mileage. This is a net positive.

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China installed a record capacity of solar and wind in 2024 – in numbers

Baua Electric

1 polluter, China, was already far ahead of the No. 2 polluter, the US, in the transition to renewables. Coal power permits dropped by a massive 83% in H1 2024 compared to H1 2023, and no new coal-based steelmaking projects were approved during that time. Electreks Take No.

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