Pipes supplying Tesla to build a factory near Berlin, a German utility company. The automaker reported that it closed its bills for not paying.

Tesla has been warned many times that the water supply will be shut down.

We can’t give Tesla any other privileges. Tesla builds its first European factory outside the capital of Germany. Aims to eventually build 500,000 electric vehicles there.

Ponesky said that as soon as the company pays its bills, a worker will be sent to turn the faucet back on. She refused to say how much Tesla owed.