Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) gigafactory in Berlin has been stormed by environmental activists, who broke through police lines after initially protesting outside the site.
Campaigners had started protests outside the site on Thursday over the EV maker's plans to expand the facility into a forest nearby.
Social media posts showed hundreds of the protesters running into the site, while police officials attempted to stop them by spraying mace.
“At this camp we are working together to protect forests and water and for a real transport transition, beyond Tesla,” Karolina Drzewo, a spokesman for the campaigners said.
The Anti-Tesla activists brake through the police lines and reach the fence of #Gigafactory. Police seems disoriented.#DisruptTesla #Grünheide pic.twitter.com/ir64DfY8qL
— the brake (@TheBrakeNet) May 10, 2024
Hunderte Aktivist:innen haben erfolgreich das Werksgelände von Tesla erreicht und feiern das Erreichen ihres Ziels!
Die Produktion steht still. Heute wird kein Auto gebaut.#DisruptTesla pic.twitter.com/P0tWwwjChR
— Disrupt (@disrupt__now) May 10, 2024