Musk Worried Tesla Can't Hire Enough Talent For Berlin Factory

Tesla is worried that it won't be able to hire enough people to staff its new factory near Berlin, Chief Executive Elon Musk said at a festival held on the site of the new plant on Saturday, Thomas Escritt reported for Reuters.

Photo Insert: Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin

Musk, who also said that he hoped the plant would in the future build Tesla's planned trucks, added that he hoped staff would come from all over Europe to work there.

"We're a bit worried we won’t be able to find enough people. We really need great talent to come here from all over Europe," he said.

Tesla hopes to deliver the first vehicles from its new Berlin factory in December, but volume production will take longer to achieve, the usually hyped-up Musk added.

He added that he hoped to achieve volume production of batteries at the site by the end of next year.

Volume production at the plant could amount to about 5,000, "but hopefully" 10,000 vehicles per week, he added.

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