Activists storm Tesla gigafactory in Germany in protest over expansion plans
Hundreds of left-wing activists have stormed Tesla’s Berlin gigafactory after overwhelming local police.
Protestors wearing blue baseball caps and face coverings broke through lines of police who failed to stop them despite using pepper spray.
Local reports said there had been several arrests, while injured protestors and police officers were treated by paramedics.
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Building the factory next to the most left-wing city in Germany is just genius.
@stupidvickfan3744
24 күн бұрын
It's great publicity, yes also points out how dumb people are when they think about it later
@stupidvickfan3744
24 күн бұрын
Tesla is good for the climate. Cobalt will eventually be recyclable or replaced. They're just manipulated like it's 1942
@777KZL
23 күн бұрын
@stupidvickfan3744 they need another great leader like that
@nikushim6665
23 күн бұрын
Building a factory in a county that has labor laws and union protections then expecting them work like serfs is also "genius".
@lancegoodthrust546
23 күн бұрын
I'm confused, I thought Tesla did the electric thing. I thought these communists were down with that. This is just boredom at this point.
They want fuel and coal, now???
@Ggnews743
25 күн бұрын
On veut tout sauf votre merde
@daves913
25 күн бұрын
Lol 😂
@Blue-wv1rg
25 күн бұрын
It takes fuel coal to make electricity so what’s your point???
@ninamattoon747
25 күн бұрын
@@StarSprangledBanner please get informed. NOT farmland. already purchased land from the previous owner...a cardboard company. not a forest, a pre planted monoculture of cloned trees that the cardboard company was going to harvest for cardboard...no body complained about THAT. they are ignoring the COAL mine, literally strip mining the land in the same area????? this is NOT activisim it is terrorism.
@rt-yr8ts
25 күн бұрын
Yeah let's see how many of these Open Society backed protestors go after Bill Gates 😂 @@StarSprangledBanner
How dystopian.
@christopher5846
23 күн бұрын
Me when big corp is inconvenienced
@JamesBurdon-gu5yu
9 күн бұрын
@@christopher5846Terrorism has nothing to do with convience. It's just that terrorism.
Why on earth? Aren’t Teslas supposed to be the green answer to everything according to the Greens themselves? Why would they do this?
@Soundfactory24
25 күн бұрын
These are not “greens” but rather communists who want to live on the backs of the state
@DanaVastman
25 күн бұрын
Russia sews agitation everywhere... Pitting people against each other to basically bring down democracies. I don't know when we're going to figure this out but we better soon
@Marky-Mark1337
25 күн бұрын
They hate Elon. Elon's musk
@filbao8113
25 күн бұрын
The factory consumes a ton of resources
@mcsike7264
25 күн бұрын
@@filbao8113 Not really they reuse the stuff they even use lees water that theeey were permitted to use
Wouldn’t surprise me if the German car manufacturers paid these goons to disrupt Tesla. Europe has gone to a new low to disable competition
@gabrielalvespereira3750
9 күн бұрын
At this point Europe is closer to China than everyone else in the world. Europe doesn't want free market capitalism anymore, bad for business for the big corps.
I need to sale blue hats
@joebloe1401
25 күн бұрын
I wonder how much the "activists" are getting paid to do this?
@user-qj9wv5br7f
23 күн бұрын
Genius😂
As an American, I'm confused
@uma_americares
25 күн бұрын
💯 I think it’s russian provocation. Oh course I think EVERYTHING IS A RUSSIAN PROVOCATION 😂 🔱 STAY CALM AND SUPPORT UKRAINE 🇺🇦
@StarSprangledBanner
25 күн бұрын
Nothing to be confused about. They're protecting farmland and forests.
@pascalsaschafr
25 күн бұрын
As a German, I am confused as well. They want electric cars, now they get them but still it's not fine.
@adoramus
25 күн бұрын
@@StarSprangledBanner From whom? From someone who wants to pay them and build eco-friendly cars?
@uma_americares
25 күн бұрын
@@StarSprangledBanner I don’t buy it 🤔
They should be happy : they are electric!
@c1carnage933
25 күн бұрын
Electric or ice car is still a car, public transport should be the primary option
@Channelscruf
25 күн бұрын
@@c1carnage933 Forcing people on public transport isn’t an option. If people want to use it, fine. If people want a car, fine. Pro choice is almost always best.
@user-yv7dt5je1l
25 күн бұрын
@@c1carnage933Why? So I can get stabbed or blown up by some religious extremists or homeless person? No thanks.
@DanaVastman
25 күн бұрын
@@c1carnage933says the Russian troll spewing BS. Probably gets $5,000 a month and drives a Mercedes
@itisenglish9149
25 күн бұрын
An electric car consumes thrice as much burned fossil fuel, it just has to be burned in another place.
Ok, instead of expanding build one 50 miles east, in Poland
@patgal8018
25 күн бұрын
he has a better tax deal in gemrmany
@thewolfdoctor761
25 күн бұрын
They should have chosen Poland, all along. Germany's crime prevention is a joke.
@DanaVastman
25 күн бұрын
Then again all the Polish farmers were paid off by Russia to stop Ukrainian aid. So Europe's just got a big problem with Russian. Provocateurs. These people aren't environmentalists. They're led by Russian agents and are idiots
@ONE1BEAT
25 күн бұрын
❤Great Idea ❤
@bananenmusli2769
25 күн бұрын
@@thewolfdoctor761 Berlin's crime prevention is a joke. Notice how it's always almost Berlin that is in international news for riots from all kinds of groups
Protesting against what ?
@Sergiuss555
23 күн бұрын
Against lack of wealth resistribution
@benjaminschneider4555
20 күн бұрын
against everything
@JamesBurdon-gu5yu
9 күн бұрын
@@Sergiuss555lol they need to get a job
Who's paying for this one?
@SEZ-rm2lf
25 күн бұрын
Der deutsche Steuerzahler. 😔😔😔😔😔
@fecorekasi
25 күн бұрын
Mercedes, BMW, VW ?
@user-sl2nu2kl6n
25 күн бұрын
The German Goverment
@unclemartinandthegiants3227
25 күн бұрын
@@SEZ-rm2lf which means tesla workers ....
@SithStudy
25 күн бұрын
Soros and Klauss
I'm confused. Don't these people want electric?
@kefo025
25 күн бұрын
They want no cars at all and most importantly: the end of capitalism! Such confused and misinformed people...
@Viper3dc
25 күн бұрын
normaly yes.. but those left extremists see elon musk as a devil who only wants money and does not care about the nature. Yes, for the expansion, tesla wants to remove a bigger part of the forrest there but this forest is not normal forest.. its commercial forest.. so no natural forest. And tesla needs to plant a new tree for every tree they remove. But all those facts doesnt matter for those left extremists.
@Mophonic
25 күн бұрын
yea
@davidgormley3846
25 күн бұрын
Nope. They want "public transport and cargo bikes". (no joke)
@chucky2316
25 күн бұрын
They want german electric bmw 😂
Someone made a lot of money selling blue caps
Are there protests against Volkswagen? They use way moore water.
@derlon858
23 күн бұрын
probably volks paid them off to just storm tesla 😂😂😂
Nobody made it on the factory premises.
0:01 - The guy with the insufflated turtle! 🐢
Mad Max
Tesla should build one factory instead in Lithuania we are more than happy to accept it
@ONE1BEAT
25 күн бұрын
❤Great Idea ❤
@brunoheggli2888
25 күн бұрын
Nobody needs Tesla!
@gee3883
24 күн бұрын
Unfourtunately Lithuania doesn't have enough skilled staff.
@CN-lq2oy
24 күн бұрын
立陶宛 是个失败国家
@Bastek81
24 күн бұрын
@@brunoheggli2888nikt nie potrzebuje ciebie
But then why they are complaining that China EV industry driving global green development??
@davidgormley3846
25 күн бұрын
Cars are not green for those people. Only public transport and bicycles are green.
The unemployed friend on Tuesday at 10AM:
I’m so confused
@joebloe1401
25 күн бұрын
I wonder how much the "activists" are getting paid to do this?
What are they achieving
What's the point of this ? What is their solution ?
This does not make sense. Someone got paid.
Gotta love the teamwork, if only they put that much dedication into getting a job or working
@adventureaviator9702
25 күн бұрын
Don't worry, the rich will send AI after your job soon pal.
@BlockchainGenius
25 күн бұрын
yesterday was a german national holiday. clever keyboard warrior.
@adventureaviator9702
25 күн бұрын
@@BlockchainGenius Victory Day right?
@thewolfdoctor761
25 күн бұрын
They ARE working. Clearly they are being paid to do this.
@moosky7344
21 күн бұрын
Usually living off mom and dad this lot
What a mess.
@joebloe1401
25 күн бұрын
I wonder how much the "activists" are getting paid to do this?
I thought they loved electric cars. I also thought that the German government was pretty good at crowd control. I guess we're not in the 40's anymore.
@thealienwatcher540
23 күн бұрын
Not exactly. When Berlin wall in Germany fell those who were on Russian side of wall were Left leaning anti capitalists. They were also against privatisation of public property. So right now Elon Musk expanding it's capitalist factory into their territory, expanding into a forest zone and diverting more water away from the locals to the factory is seen more of a Provocation. It's that simple.
I think some of them didn't get the memo about electric cars
Are they paid from BM... MERCED... AUD...
@henlohenlo689
23 күн бұрын
they want economic growth suppressed in countries they dont like. tesla expansions equals economic growth.
Why even have cops?
Release the hounds
@joebloe1401
25 күн бұрын
I wonder how much the "activists" are getting paid to do this?
At first I thought this was a video about medieval history. Haha
They could be playing videogames and watching anime instead, why even do this?
@strykerman7888
25 күн бұрын
This is what it looks like when they finally touch grass.
@brunoheggli2888
25 күн бұрын
They have morals!
@ashokkumartripathi9098
25 күн бұрын
@@strykerman7888Then it's better if they don't touch the grass at all.😂
@latinsizer
23 күн бұрын
This way they can lie to their mom and tell her they were out looking for a job.
Are they confused ? They should be protesting OIL COMPANIES not renewable energy companies trying to end fossil fuels.
@AGW99-df3yg
12 күн бұрын
the German "eco" movement has always been owned by the fossil industry. these are the same people that protest nuclear power so germany has to rely on coal and buy oil from russia
Come build it in the UK then
@SovermanandVioboy
25 күн бұрын
HAH... sure..
@ONE1BEAT
25 күн бұрын
❤GREAT idea 💡 ❤
@bananenmusli2769
25 күн бұрын
where would they sell the cars then?
@JohnJones-ct9pr
25 күн бұрын
@@bananenmusli2769 To the same countries the Germans would sell them to. And also to the Germans as well. Why not ?
@bananenmusli2769
25 күн бұрын
@@JohnJones-ct9pr That's funny because the UK is not in the single market, so why would Tesla put up with the extra paperwork
A bit like those eviroment agencies all on Mercedes payroll. Me thinks this is corpo espionage
@arielerosa3204
25 күн бұрын
Mercedes owns 20% tesla
@bigggmustang73
25 күн бұрын
@@arielerosa3204 ah no.
@Beatrixkiddo318
25 күн бұрын
Probably paid illegals
@Will-ef2tw
23 күн бұрын
Hedgeng their bets? @@arielerosa3204
thats good promotion for germany as a business location
Why are terrorists now suddenly called activists? 🤷🏻♂️
@jovo55
25 күн бұрын
Show me their violent acts 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@unclemartinandthegiants3227
25 күн бұрын
@@jovo55 violeted grass and plants instead of being busy planting them.
@jovo55
25 күн бұрын
@@unclemartinandthegiants3227lol get outta here with that, I see them running through dirt fields
@bigmoebigsley
25 күн бұрын
@@jovo55 Someone busted up those solar panels @00:49.
@TheMagicJIZZ
25 күн бұрын
They destroyed a power line... that's actually terrorism@@jovo55
Why give Germany job if they don't want it
I feel like im watching a play/ movie
Why they protest?
What happened that this group was formed and what were they demanding before storming in the factory?
What About Amazon gigafactory? Any clash there? Or the traffic drug-clothes-presents are Ok ?
It's just like watching ants having a war on one of those nature shows.
Think very carefully before investing in Germany
I'm so confused... isn't EV what the eco activist want to reduce emissions? Why would they be protesting an expansion of and EV factory?!
@Localnimation
22 күн бұрын
Nah they want nothing but chaos
This all just seems a little much. Just stay home or go for a walk in the park
People are often confused, or are unable to understand why do these protests occure. How electric cars can be bad for our planet? Here is how: mining lithium that is necessary for making batteries is utterly devastating for countries that are minig it. The acids used for lithium extraction ruin the ecosystem of the place where the mine is. Company that made fortune mining different tings (Rio Tinto, for example) left the trail of ruin, poverty, hunger, health issues in many, many countries. Mostly, they prey on impoverished countries in Africa, South America. Now they are trying to mine in Balcan peninsula. Basically, everywhere where there is a corrupt government there is a possibility for them to infiltrate. Portugal successfuly fought them off last year, and I cannot be happier for the courage of Portuguese people. Unnecessary devastation of nature that affects not only the coutry minig, but also the countries in that region should be banned, especially since the natrium batteries are an option to the lithium ones. Basically, mining companies are trying to make proffit, no matter of the cost, till their product is no longer in demand. It is not the left wing thing. It's a humanity thing.
@user-qt3uw5mk7x
24 күн бұрын
balabalabala bull$hit
@gab9690
23 күн бұрын
❤
@gab9690
23 күн бұрын
@@user-qt3uw5mk7xu didn’t even read it did u LMAO
@Psi-du2lw
23 күн бұрын
Thanks for the explanation. I'm nature minded myself, but I say let nature turn against humans eventually for what modern civilization is doing to nature.
@luciferhasfallen3381
23 күн бұрын
Thank for the explanation
What's your definition of "left" here?
@JamesBurdon-gu5yu
9 күн бұрын
They are far left activists. Fact.
I think the main part of why they are protesting is due to the factories use of water and Tesla going ahead with the build despite not having permission to tap into it?
Tesla should take all possible steps to ensure that waste from its manufacturing processes does not contaminate or damage the environment.
Why so mad ?
The uprising is beginning all over the world. How do I sign up?
I’m so confused. Explain to me why anyone should give AF?
That is shows no one against against of worker and human rights even elon musk. Maybe elon musk forgot it is the land of karl marx founder of the worker rights. It is the american fatherland germania.🇩🇪🤠🇩🇪
Are they upset about the plant being there and expanding it into the forest? I can’t understand it can’t be about the car it must be about the site of the plant!?
Europe is weird right now. I visited not too long ago. Haha the historic sights i went to were shut down due to vandalism. My local friends, who are a bit left leaning, even thought it was nuts. 😅 They have sooo many immigrant stabbings it's kept under wraps pretty well though.
Tesla suckz!!! The Cars and the work 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮
@JanH198802
24 күн бұрын
Watch this, then go buy yourself a Mercedes. Good luck!
@JamesBurdon-gu5yu
9 күн бұрын
No
compare it to police work with pro palestina protestors
I thought the purpose of the Gigi factory was, Never mind.....
I think electric cars are good but Tesla views them as a luxury brand more than anything
Weird
Fences or bridges!!?? Wunderbar…
knowing little about Germany, i think this is a supportive demo guys they just look aggressive like their language but actually nice person
I always love the sound of us German screaming it brings back such fun memories! 😅
Is this like the area 51 raid 🙄🙄
This was how I imagined the Area 51 Raid was going to look like
I still don’t understand why they are against to Tesla ?
@Sergiuss555
23 күн бұрын
Greens don't care about the climate, they are against big capital like all proper commies
I am so confused
TESLA is welcome to my country Philippines
They hate electric vehicles or what? I'm don't understand why they're mad.
There’s a perfect balance here and here is how. Just have these protestors come and help move the trees to a little higher elevation or further away from the roadmap. If they have time to waste on attacking why not have time to be helpful. Maybe Tesla will consider hiring some of them who are little educated and humanly.
they rocking the all black fit bro.
They don't deserve to be called 'Activist'
why not use wastewater from wastewater treatment facilities? :) Sewer water can stop anyone :)
They are mad at electric cars now?
@JamesSmith-ix5jd
23 күн бұрын
I think they think it's dirty (the batteries) but I'm not sure.
@Sergiuss555
23 күн бұрын
Greens are commies and they don't actually care for the climate. They want committees and a global government to tax capitalists. They didn't expect a capitalist would be effective at green tech.
These leftists support palestinians ,russia😂😂😂
@mho...
25 күн бұрын
thats one of the dumbest comments ive seen in a while! 👏
@SovermanandVioboy
25 күн бұрын
@@mho... and still the truth.
@Broodlord
25 күн бұрын
@@mho... And still he is right...
@spikeshaffer2989
25 күн бұрын
I thought they call russia fascist
@DanaVastman
25 күн бұрын
@@mho...Coming from a Russian troll that's rich
Next week BMW, VW and Mercedes?
So far team Police won. They didn't enter the factory's perimeter.
And ?
I'm in the Klingon group.
I thought they want electric vehicles?
Why
I feel like this is a weird sci-fi movie
...And, they managed to arrest one protestor
No u guys. Say no to electric. To even power the machines they use to charge the cars uses fuel. Plz yall do yall research i stand with them. They said dnt bring that mess ova here
@universeisundernoobligatio3283
23 күн бұрын
Off your meds?
Germany seems like a lovely place
Explain?
Down with the coal and fuel. Clean energy is the way to go. Cheers for Elon Musk!
@Redford444
20 күн бұрын
Just not in cold climates
@sbevexlr848
10 күн бұрын
Cheers for Elon musk🤣 hahaha that's got to be one of the most dumbest statements I ever saw
Their version of D Day.
But why
What's up with the inflated turtle at the start?
@omma911
25 күн бұрын
kek
They should have been angry with their government shutting down nuclear
I feel physically embarrassed for these fools.
Protests setup by Tesla's rivals in Germany? Germany have lots of global EV companies?😮
Why are they protesting it?
Who has time to protest?
@kircinnamon8496
21 күн бұрын
As a near cusp of Zer + Alpha (I’m young I know-) A lot of older Gen Zers + younger Millennials, apparently 💀
We live in a dystopia
Dude their actually lao to Philippine (hiv)cgila
I think Germany should stay with coal and diesel. Good for the lungs. Technology is too much for them.