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Re:Tesla’s European gigafactory will be built in Berlin by jakobmi on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @12:09AM (#21521314)
I think Berlin is a great choice, because it excels at the metrics that matter most in constructing a new gigafactory. I believe the most critical metrics are: - cost of construction, including cost of land: extremely low in Berlin - cost of labour/wages: extremely low in Berlin - standard of living: very high, healthy - reachability: near Airport, highways, railroad - location within Europe: Germany/Berlin is perfectly in the middle of Europe with great railroad/truck connections to all other - regulation/friendliness to car industry: exceptional in Germany, as auto industry is the world's biggest - talent: world-class in Germany - law and order/rule of law: one of the best in the world
Re:Tesla’s European gigafactory will be built in Berlin by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @07:38AM (#21523365)
I agree with the rest of your list, but German wages are not "extremely low" compared to, say, Romania.
Re:Tesla’s European gigafactory will be built in Berlin by oblio on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @08:34AM (#21523750)
Romania's infrastructure is crap, though. Shipping those cars would probably be quite a bit more expensive. Also, the workforce is on average less educated and way fewer highly educated foreigners would be willing to relocate to Romania.

Source: I'm Romanian, I've been to Germany repeatedly.