Hibernating snakes halt tree felling at Tesla's German factory site

Tesla tree clearing in Germany — Tesla has spent several months clearing the forest to build its German plant. (Reuters)

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December 08, 2020 10:26 AM

BERLIN -- Hibernating snakes are complicating Elon Musk's plans for a gigafactory near Berlin.

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