Use wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > < / P > < p > February 2, USA < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%94%B5%E5%8A%A8%E6%B1%BD%E8%BD%A6 "> electric vehicle < / a > manufacturer < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%89%B9%E6%96%AF%E6%8B%89 "> Tesla < / a > will start from < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%BE%B7%E5%9B%BD "> Germany < / a > has received at least 1 billion euros (about 1.2 billion US dollars) of public funding subsidies for < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%9F%8F%E6%9E%97 "> build battery near Berlin < / a > < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%B7%A5%E5%8E%82 "> factory < / a >. < / P > < p > the German Ministry of economy announced that the European Union (EU) has approved a plan called "major project of common interest in Europe" (ipcei), which includes providing national level assistance to Tesla, BMW and nine other companies to support the production of electric vehicle batteries. This means that Tesla's under construction battery factory in GR ü nheide, on the outskirts of Berlin, will be subsidized by the German government. < / P > < p > although the German Ministry of economy has not confirmed that Tesla will receive a specific amount of subsidies, German insiders found that Tesla will receive billions of dollars through several government sources. &According to people familiar with the matter, the German federal and state governments will bear such costs separately. Brandenburg, where Tesla works, will have to contribute about a third. < / P > < p > the ipcei project was initially launched in 2014 and operated across the EU with the aim of "enhancing Europe's competitiveness in key technologies" and creating an ecosystem of battery innovation and production in the continent. < / P > < p > German Economy Minister Peter altmaier said in a statement: "the ipcei battery plan coordinated by Germany clearly shows that the European battery industry is taking shape. Germany and Europe will develop their own competitive, innovative and environmentally friendly batteries, which will create broad space for private investment and new, future oriented employment. " < / P > < p > ultimately, the EU's goal is to reduce its dependence on the United States and China in key technologies such as batteries, and to enable German and European companies to adapt to the competition with their counterparts in China and the United States, so as to shape them into the so-called "European champions". < / P > < p > Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, said that Tesla's Berlin plant will create as many as 40000 jobs in glenhead, and that number does not include the jobs that will be created by the supply chain. The factory will go into operation this year. < / P > < p > the goal of the German government seems to be to revitalize the region and create more jobs by using ipcei funds to invest in the giant factory. However, it is more important for the program to build a European ecosystem for emerging technologies, such as battery innovation and production. (small)