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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:
by jakobmi 7y ago
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
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoI agree with the rest of your list, but German wages are not "extremely low" compared to, say, Romania.
- oblio 7y agoRomania'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.