--- title: "Seven Unexploded WWII Bombs Found at German Tesla Factory Site" description: "German munitions experts had to defuse seven unexploded World War II bombs at the factory site where Tesla wants to build its new Gigafactory, CNBC reports." date: "2020-01-28" modified: "2020-01-28" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/unexploded-wwii-bombs-german-tesla-factory" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "gigafactory" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Seven Unexploded WWII Bombs Found at German Tesla Factory Site ![German munitions experts had to defuse seven unexploded World War II bombs at the factory site where Tesla wants to build its new Gigafactory, CNBC reports.]() *\Image: US Air Force\* ## Kaboom! German munitions experts had to defuse seven unexploded World War II bombs at the site where Tesla wants to build its new Gigafactory, [*CNBC* reports](). German news site *Deutsche Welle* [reports that]() the ordinance was "relatively small" and dropped by the US Air Force during the second World War. The operation was reportedly routine for German authorities and the operation was completed "without any problems," according to a police spokesman, *DW* reports. ## NIMBY Tesla is working on opening a massive car factory — the fourth Gigafactory after Nevada, Buffalo, and Shanghai — near Berlin on a 300 hectare site. The plant "will build batteries, powertrains & vehicles, starting with Model Y," according to a [November tweet]() by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The news comes after local residents took to the streets, as [*Electrek* reports,]() to protest the construction of the massive car factory over environmental concerns. ## "Extensive Problems" Local water associations voiced concerns over "extensive and serious problems with the drinking water supply and wastewater disposal," [*Reuters* reported](). Musk took to Twitter on Saturday to [defend the construction project](). "Tesla won’t use this much net water on a daily basis," he tweeted. "It’s possibly a rare peak usage case, but not an everyday event." **READ MORE:** [American World War II bombs found at Tesla’s new German site have been defused]() \[*CNBC*\] **More on the factory:** *[Germans Are Protesting the Berlin Gigafactory]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()