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Tesla seeks to allay water concerns at factory site after protests

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A poster that supports plans by Tesla to build its first European factory and design center in Gruenheide near Berlin. (Pawel Kopczynski/REUTERS)
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Reuters
January 27, 2020 01:00 PM

FRANKFURT -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk sought to allay environmental concerns about the automaker's planned factory in Germany, saying the plant would use less water than was estimated originally.

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