New Tesla Gigafactory

 In this aerial view a forestry machine stands on land cleared of trees at the site of the new Tesla Gigafactory, Feb. 17, 2020, near Gruenheide, Germany.

In this aerial view a forestry machine stands on land cleared of trees at the site of the new Tesla Gigafactory, Feb. 17, 2020, near Gruenheide, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

A court in Germany has ordered construction at the site of Tesla's first European Gigafactory to be temporarily halted after legal complaints from an environmental group.

The Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Bradenburg ruled this weekend that that an appeal from the Green League Brandenburg over the removal of trees at the future site of the electric vehicle plant must be considered, according to DW, Germany's state-sponsored public broadcaster.