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Elon Musk said Tuesday during an awards ceremony in Germany that Tesla European gigafactory will be built in the Berlin area.
Musk was on stage to receive a Golden Steering Wheel Award given by BILD.
&There not enough time tonight to tell all the details,& Musk said during an on stage interview with Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess.
&But it in the Berlin area, and it near the new airport.&
Tesla is also going to create an engineering and design center in Berlin because &I think Berlin has some of the best art in the world,& Musk said.
Musk took to Twitter after the ceremony and provided a bit more detail, including that this factory will build batteries, powertrains and vehicles, beginning with the Model Y.
Will build batteries, powertrains - vehicles, starting with Model Y
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2019
Diess thanked Musk while on stage for &pushing us& towards electrification.
Diess later said that Musk and Telsa is demonstrating that moving towards electrification works.
&I don&t think Germany is that far behind,& Musk said when asked about why German automakers were behind in electric vehicles.
He later added that some of the best cars in the world are made in Germany.
&Everyone knows that German engineering is outstanding and that part of the reason we&re locating our gigafactory Europe in Germany,& Musk said.
