alice services be our guest at frankfurt airport city, managed by front board. the people here are being taken for a ride test level will make sure that this is the gemstone area for germany in for europe and for the world. the system we impose, such as the pen here in canada, because we can't afford to carry on this way. why? so who lives? multi billionaire, he alone must once his 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. it's 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. and that's not 1st of all, i love for us to convey that, and that's how it feels, deeply happy in the woods ever since i got here. i've 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 master's, specializing in environmental protection. he and others are occupying the trees as a form of civil resistance to tesla. many of the activists cover their faces when the cameras are on. roman's name is also only an alias. testifies this new testament is great at selling what they're doing as

a solution is the green alternative to what we already have. we can't afford to carry on this way and that's 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. let's 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 mass of factory. this plant produces teslas model. why? for the european and international market, a mid range s u v, which was the world's best selling car last year. currently, tests that produces around $300000.00 electric cars per year at clean hide and wants to more than tripled this number of scaling. the production process would require tesla to expand the giga factory, knocking down a part of a forest for a logistics center and a train station. this is some things we'd 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, she's been fighting against the gig of factories, destruction of the environment, as she calls that the young people living in the camp. the calm, her natural allies, santoria is with us. it's great that so many young people are committed to preserving the forest and water. it is why it is, there's lots of and that's why these are by it, most of this forest and the area up ahead is in the drinking water protection zone . the some goose entire. i'm think about 5 foot square feet. 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

isn't comstock. it's a bottle of david versus goliath. it's a fight that just makes you feel powerless and angry. at times i went over locked 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 scale down its plans, the company is still set on expanding its facility. every state now it's here for these are size folks here we are standing in front of this door and factory on the i want to tell you understand about the survey showing the residents of gluten high to didn't want an expansion, idaho one. and we'll continue to find it again, can test or should stay on the site that's already been brewing and not clear any more forest china and vitamin vice me i would we want to hear tesla side of the story, but our interview requests go on, answered the company as in from us for not replying to media 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 tesla's environmental efforts, the giga factory continues to face heavy resistance. in march, a power mask was set on fire. a radical leftist group claimed responsibility for the attack which halted production at tesla 4 days costing the company millions, 11 musk 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 expert's take on the environmental situation. i need water scientist marching 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 i'm a public than usual to do the 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 and that'd be nothing to replace it with a flip. some good kind of 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 it's important. tim. good. the testing is here. i've list kula as part of the different citizens initiative together with his friend to be us live. he follows and documents the

development of you got berlin, so be you definitely see the tesla everyone's talking about tesla includes tesla, also instruments has everything to the test and it makes many decisions that provoke discussions we can do without god be. and can they say one of their goals is the battlements information that has been pulled out by some of the test. let's opponents their initiative is they are to inform fellow citizens and enable affect driven debate. ground it 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. that's true, but public transport can't either. nothing on its own can stop climate change. we need lots of different solutions and it is a transportation is one of the world's largest contributors to carbon emissions. electric vehicles are seen as part of the solution by many tesla which

specializes any of these is the world's most valuable car company. currently, there are 5 giga factories operating around the world tests. let's giga factory in germany. open to 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 at the test line between height alone. tesla is such a big name. even germany's chancellor old offshore showed up for the opening of the elect. a mobile 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 the items. yeah, i think it's a shame, but if it brings any benefits to going high to in the region, i'd say yes and the other i was on concept as well. i guess which i was basically in favor of testing or come in 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, i'm, when i'm just rather than protesting, they should be trying to get one of the jobs test was 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. it's good for nothing's 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. it's difficult for women to find people to talk to. so it's just him and the car except that because if anything is a few dentist me 5 years ago, i would have said tesla, amazing. i know them, i don't know. i have a different opinion without a point than not such a car from these days. yeah, i think that we're simply spoiling a lot of opportunities with excessive individual transport. uh, fox news hall. so 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. hello. this is so i think just one of the wondering what you guys filming, what do you guys up to which outlet you are from? yes, i am from pesa or are you probably are so sorry to say we don't really haven't press department assessments. so usually our policy is, uh, i mean everybody has their own road here, obviously, so they can do whatever they want. but we usually have this then that then nobody really talks to the press. woman 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 test was expansion. and then maybe some day to end the production of eaves and instead build trims, buses, and trains. in what was once the test was giga factory, but it's not realistic. the,

to the investigator such 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 through life . and that's going to be so globally connected is the richest people in the world generally have which more leeway many more context then we may be having our treehouse of young. i'm almost questions how and so he's back in his world. that's so different from the joint giga factory, the, the forest seems to be peaceful right now. while the fight against the tesla continue this the, he has hopes he could make it to europe busted into accounts. now probably use back in his home country of gambia in west africa, trying to set up

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