Tesla's $7 billion German gigafactory: What's the holdup?

GRUENHEIDE, Germany — Next Thursday, July 1, was supposed to be a day of celebration for Tesla: the opening of its self-styled "gigafactory" in the tranquil German municipality of Gruenheide, just outside Berlin. But thanks to fierce environmental resistance, red tape and planning tweaks, it is completely unclear when the first vehicles will roll off the production line of the electric carmaker's first European factory.-- More...