At Tesla’s new battery factory in Germany, which is expanding the Gigafactory for electric cars in Grunheide near Berlin, there are more jobs to be created than ever before. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWI), headed by Peter Altmaier (CDU), believes, as explained in response to the Tagespiegel request, “If the product and production is successful, 2000 or The battery sector of the Grunheide plant is realistic in the number of more jobs”.

This number alone compels you to get up and take notice, as the ministry has been negotiating funding with the company for months. So far, about 1,000 jobs are planned for the “world’s largest battery factory” announced by Elon Musk, in addition to the 12,000 jobs planned for the Tesla car plant’s first expansion phase. It is designed for an annual production of 500,000 vehicles of the Y model series.

Furthermore, according to Tagespiegel research, Tesla’s billions in investment in the new battery cell plant in Grunheide is much higher than known. According to Musk’s announcements, a new generation of more powerful and environmentally friendly battery cells will be produced there. They should significantly increase the range of vehicles. Tesla itself has kept a low profile on the numbers so far. The relevant route is darkened in the permit application for the battery plant, which was recently open to the public.

The Federal Ministry of Economics put the amount of investment for Tesla’s battery cell production in Grunheide “approximately”. 5 billion euros”. This dimension would also be a plausible explanation for the fact that, according to Tagespigel information, Tesla received 1.135 billion euros of state funding from BMW’s Second European Battery Cell Program (IPCEI) for the battery cell plant in Grunheide. is to receive.

There is no official confirmation of the amount of Tesla funding yet

This $1.135 billion funding for Tesla by BMWI has been coordinated with everyone involved and is ready for approval, according to information from Tagspiegal. This would mean that a third of the currently ongoing, now second German IPCEI composite program (volume 2.9 billion euros) will go to Tesla. With the program, the Federal Ministry of Economics is funding innovative battery cell projects from 11 companies in Germany.

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However, there is still no official confirmation of the amount of Tesla funding. According to BMWI, the process is not yet complete. And no information about the amount of money can be given “before the release of the grant notification”. “The issuance of the decision is currently under intense preparation and is planned for the fourth quarter of 2021,” the ministry said.

Altmaier: “15 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2030”

The ministry has announced in a BMW publication an amount of five billion as “estimation of total investment in the future” through the funding program through research. According to the target set by Elon Musk, the capacity of the cell plant in Grunheide should exceed 100 GWh over the long term.

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Just a few days ago, Federal Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) handed over an IPCEI approval notice amounting to 437 million euros for carmaker Opel’s battery cell plant in Kaiserslautern, according to which the companies involved are investing around 2 billion. Euro in the factory. This funding quota, in a ratio of approximately 1:4.5, fits the dimensions that are planned for Tesla in Grunheide.

With the program, Tesla is considered a technology leader in Europe and Germany seeking to achieve technological independence and promote climate-neutral mobility. “In 2030 we will see between 14 and 1.5 million electric vehicles on the roads in Germany. Today there are a million, ”said Altmaier while handing over the check at Kaiserslautern.

Growth is happening faster than expected. He also mentioned there that Elon Musk wanted to build “a big battery cell gigafactory in Grünheide”. As reported, the US electric carmaker has already applied for pre-approval to accelerate construction, as was the case with Auto-Gigafactory – ahead of final environmental approval.