--- title: Tesla’s water problem - The Hustle description: Experts say Tesla’s Berlin factory would double the local region’s water needs. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/239316699-News-Brief_2022-02-24T023529.681Z.webp --- # Tesla’s water problem ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: February 24, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 When it comes to problems with producing cars, much of the conversation has centered around chip shortages, or even [flaming boats](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cargo-ship-carrying-cars-us-catches-fire-adrift-atlantic-crew-rcna16675). ![Tesla’s water problem](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/239316699-News-Brief_2022-02-24T023529.681Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=239316699-News-Brief_2022-02-24T023529.681Z.webp) But another problem is water, and Tesla is dealing with it right now. The company’s [$5.7B](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-22/elon-musk-dismissed-tesla-tsla-german-factory-water-issue-now-it-s-a-problem?sref=3Ac2yX40) Berlin factory — which will produce 500k cars annually — is facing legal hurdles as authorities warn the plant could reduce the local groundwater supply to dangerous levels. Elon has laughed off the problem, but experts say the factory would double the local region’s water needs. (Check out this [article](https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/water-water-everywhere-vehicle-manufacturing/#:~:text=Major%20water%20uses%20in%20the,air%2Dconditioning%20systems%20and%20boilers.&text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20cost%20of,more%20expensive%20than%20originally%20perceived.) to learn more about how water is used in auto manufacturing.) 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