"Tesla plant protesters hold out in trees as German police clear camp," 19 November 2024

Protesters opposed to Tesla's expansion of its plant near Berlin were holding out in treehouses on Tuesday as German police climbed up ladders and cut down rope structures in an attempt to clear their forested camp...

Led by the Disrupt Tesla group, protesters argue that plans to double the factory's size will damage the environment." There are still people in the trees here who are resisting," said Mila, a spokesperson for the protest camp...

Tesla did not reply to a request for comment from Reuters.

Disrupt Tesla had called in a post on social media platform X on Monday for mass protests against "the destruction caused by Tesla and Elon Musk" to forests and water...