History, all their travel extremely worth a visit. The, the people here are being taken for a ride test level to make sure that this is the gemstone area for germany and for europe and for the world, the system we impose, such as the pen here in canada because we cant afford to carry on this way, why so who lives . Multi billionaire, he alone must, once its Company Tesla to expand the giga factory in germany, knocked down parts of this forest. Turning what was once a sleepy little germantown upside down. Its a battle of david versus goliath. The 24 year old roman is ready to climb up to his current home. He has been living in a tree house in the forest for the past month. Thats not 1st of all, i look for a certain grade and thats how it feels, deeply happy in the woods that ever since i got here. Ive also felt fully grounded. But a part of this forest is to be cut down to expand a factory. That is building Climate Friendly electric cars. A contradiction says roman who is set to start his masters, specializing in environmental protection. He and others are occupying the trees as a form of civil resistance to tesla. Many of the active is covered their faces when the cameras are on. Romans name is also only an alias. Test those tests is great at selling what theyre doing as a solution is the green alternative to what we already have. We cant afford to carry on this way and thats once like a long term, not everyone will be able to have a car come up as long as this because in time sheet on auto hub. Ready ready ready ready wire parts of this forest endangered. Lets run through it. In 201911, most adults. But tesla would be coming to green height of a small town. Just east of berlin. Mosque bought land from the state of brandenburg to build a massive factory. This plan produces teslas model. Why . For the european and international market, a mid range s u v, which was the worlds best selling car last year. Currently, tests that produces around 300000. 00 electric cars per year between high to and wants to more than triple this number of scaling. The production process would require tesla to expand the giga factory, knocking down a part of the forest for Logistics Center and a train station. This is some things wed hide a resident model we la jolla will not stand for. We met her because she found the local Citizens Initiative and as campaigning loudly against any further expansion since day one, shes been fighting against the gig of factories, destruction of the environment, as she calls that the young People Living in the camp. The come her natural allies this on to i, i this its great that so many young people are committed to preserving the forest and walter, despite us, theres lots of and thats why these are the most of this forest. And the area up ahead isnt the Drinking WaterProtection Zone with some goose entire im thing qualify for beach. Not just the trees are a point of concern in the ground beneath live vital water supplies. If these were to be contaminated, tens of thousands of people might find themselves without Drinking Water. She fears this isnt comstock. Its a bottle of david versus goliath. Its a fight that just makes you feel powerless and angry. At times i went over it knocked in a recent poll, held, including height of over 60 percent of citizens voted against the test. Those plans to expand the planned even though tesla, hudson scaled down its plans, the company is still set on expanding its facility. Use the notes here for these are size pops here. We are standing in front of this darned factory on. Yeah, i want to tell you understand about the surveys showing the residents of gluten high to didnt want an expansion, idaho one. And well continue to find it again can test or should stay on the site thats already been brewing and not clear any more forest china and vitamin vitamin who we want to your test left side of the story. But our interview requests go on, answered the company, as in from us for not replying to media or requests. However, what is known is that they built a brand new Industrial Water filtration system. It allows the good factory to recycle almost all of its industrial waste water. But despite teslas environmental efforts, the giga factory continues to face heavy resistance. In march, a power mask was set on fire. A radical leftist group played responsibility for the attack, which halted production at tesla for days, costing the Company Millions in moscow called the group the quote, dumbest eco terrorists on earth for stopping the production of electric vehicles and visited the plant include high to the attack was condemned by local authorities and marked the biggest escalation so far. We want to hear an experts take on the environmental situation. I need water scientist, my team push. He says the area has been heavily impacted by Climate Change. And despite recent reins is usually one of the driest regions in germany. To me cuz im a public and its an usual to build a factory and a Water Protection area. People are worried about test. So now is all the body of water where the factory is located is one of the few we have in this region. The cobra is if it were to become polluted, thatd be nothing to replace it with a flip, some good. I know that. But the factory also has the porters among the local population. To my knowledge, i screwed up. My name is albert cooler and from june hi to innovation in the future are important to me and i think its important. Tim. Good. The testing is here i have is trula as part of the different Citizens Initiative together with his friend to be us lynch. He follows and documents the development of giga berlin. So be you definitely, steve, a test that everyones talking about test line. Tesla, also instruments has everything to the test and it makes many decisions that provoke discussions we can do without god. And can they say one of their goals is the battlements information that has been pulled out by some of the test. Lets opponents their initiative is they are to inform fellow citizens and enable affect driven debate grounded on a scientific basis. They say, just like the protesters in the camp, they are also worried about Climate Change. As other than everyone always says, electric cars can stop Climate Change on their own. Thats true, but public transport cant either. Nothing on its own can stop Climate Change. We need lots of Different Solutions and it is a who transportation is one of the Worlds Largest contributors to carbon emissions. Electric vehicles are seen as part of the solution by many tesla which specializes any of these is the worlds most valuable car company. Currently, there are 5 giga factories operating around the world tests. Lets giga factory in germany opened in 2022 and is the only one in europe. Test will make sure that this is a gemstone for the area for germany, for europe, and for the wells. The plant has generated Economic Growth in the region around 12000 people currently work a test line between height alone. Tesla is such a big name. Even jeremys chancellor old offshore showed up for the opening of the elect them over the electron mobility will shape the mobility of the future. That is clear here today the clot despite the support from the highest levels of government, the 9000 people actually living and we hired to have very mixed opinions on tesla. The many people we met who refused to speak on cameras, said there was a tear running through the fabric of the town. Families and friends are divided into separate calms. Some criticize tesla, others be active as judgment. Yeah, i think its a shame, but if it brings any benefits to going high to in the region, id say yes on the i was on his progress, which i was basically in favor of tests are coming here. I still stand by that because it can only advance the region. I was actually a bit against expansion though, because i think they should use the space they already have 1st. You know, im, when im just rather than protesting, they should be trying to get one of the jobs testers offering. How many members probably never worked a day in their lives. They should work for 48 years like i did. That entire will just lay about its good for nothings going. The, this is where 2 worlds flush on their way to work. In the giga factory test, the workers have to pass by a t test lab protesters. Very few of them ever stop at the info stands to chat with the actors. Its difficult for women to find people to talk to. So its just him and the car except that because if anything is a few that has to be 5 years ago, i would have said testament, amazing. I know them. I dont know. I have a different opinion without a point than not such a cough on these days. Yeah, i think that were simply spoiling a lot of opportunities with excessive individual transport. Uh, fox news halls i talked about and what does it say . Stuff tests. Well filming in front of the main entrance, we are approached by a test flight employee, a hello english. I just wanted to wondering what you guys filming, what do you guys up to which outlet you are from . Yes, i am from pesa or are you from the are sorry to say we dont really have press department to test. So usually our policy is, uh, i mean everybody has their own rodeo, obviously, so they can do whatever they want. But we usually have this then that then nobody really talks to the press. Roman says it will be difficult to find common ground. When asked what a solution could look like, he tells us the 1st step for him is to stop the test was expansion. And then maybe some day to end the production of eaves and instead build trends buses and trains in what was once the test was giga factory. But its not realistic. The must be the investigator search power behind it. One of the richest people in the world has decided this thing should go here and people eat out of his hand life and its gonna be so globally connected and the richest people in the world generally have much more leeway many more context. And we may be having our treehouse, jones about most west and south and so hes back in his world. Thats so different from the joint giga factory, the, the forest seems to be peaceful right now. While the fight against tesla continued this, the business. Whats new, well tell you. We are happy that we are boxing the story. 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