Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide, located just 30 km from Berlin in the state of Brandenburg, has a production capacity of 375,000 cars per year and employs around 12,500 people. In 2023, the factory used almost 450,000 cubic meters of water, while it is licensed to use up to 1.8 million cubic meters, equivalent to the water consumption of a city with a population of 40,000 people.

I know nothing about manufacturing stuff. What do they use all that water for? Can’t it just be recycled, or does it just go poof?