The start of production at the first European Tesla gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin is likely still weeks from launch due to further delays in the regulatory process. The approval procedure is “in the final phase,” Axel Steffen, the responsible department head in the Brandenburg Ministry of the Environment, said on Wednesday evening. Grünheide is located in the state of Brandenburg, which surrounds the capital city. “But that doesn’t mean that the decision can be handed out tomorrow. It will still take some time,” Steffen said. Steffen did not want to confirm or deny a report by the local…