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Amid Porsche Taycan’s success, German automaker CEO looks towards e-fuels
The Porsche Taycan has seen success since its release, and it has become extremely evident this year. In a statement to auto motor und sport, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume stated that orders for the Taycan are slated to exceed the company’s original 20,000-unit goal for 2020. Amidst the Taycan’s momentum, Porsche appears to be looking towards other sustainable solutions that could keep even its internal combustion vehicle business going.
“Despite the closure of dealerships and factories during the first wave of corona, we will surpass our original target of 20,000 vehicles sold this year,” Blume said.
While addressing the German media outlet, Blume remarked that Porsche was only able to sell 4,480 units of the Taycan during the first half of 2020. But by the end of October, Taycan sales rose dramatically to 10,994. Considering Blume’s statement, it appears that Porsche is poised to sell about 10,000 more Taycans in the fourth quarter alone.
Porsche’s electric vehicle program is only bound to get more prominent. The Taycan Cross Turismo, a variant of the Taycan that’s optimized for utility, is expected to be released soon. The all-electric Macan, an EV version of one of the company’s best-selling vehicles, is expected to be released in the near future as well.
Despite the projected success of Porsches electric line of cars, Blume expressed some support for the development of e-fuels. His stance on e-fuels seems to oppose Volkswagen’s, Porsche’s parent company.
“Synthetic fuels are not in competition with electromobility, but complement (EVs) sensibly, especially backwards,” Blume said.
Porsche’s Development Director Michael Steiner shared a similar opinion about e-fuels in a previous press release. Steiner acknowledged that electric vehicles have pushed the auto industry to pursue more sustainable alternatives to fuel. However, he believes e-mobility isn’t changing the auto industry fast enough. The Development Director argued that developing synthetic fuels was important because the combustion engine would still dominate the automotive world for many years.
“Electromobility is an absolutely inspiring and convincing technology. But taken on its own, it is moving us towards sustainability less quickly than we want to. That is why we are also committed to the topic of eFuels – also with regard to possible uses in motorsport,” Steiner said.
While Porsche’s stance on the use of e-fuels is understandable considering its pedigree as a sports car maker, the adoption of alternative fuels as a replacement for fossil fuels presents a lot of challenges. The production of e-fuels is complex as they typically utilize hydrogen, which is obtained by electrolysis. Since hydrogen is generated from water, it requires large amounts of electricity. Some would argue that this electricity could simply be used to power vehicles like the Taycan and the electric Macan directly. E-fuels are unavailable on a large scale as well, and it remains to be seen if an infrastructure would be set up in the near future.
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Starlink achieves major milestones in 2025 progress report
Starlink wrapped up 2025 with impressive growth, adding more than 4.6 million new active customers and expanding service to 35 additional countries, territories, and markets.
Starlink wrapped up 2025 with impressive growth, adding more than 4.6 million new active customers and expanding service to 35 additional countries, territories, and markets. The company also completed deployment of its first-generation Direct to Cell constellation, launching over 650 satellites in just 18 months to enable cellular connectivity.
SpaceX highlighted Starlink’s impressive 2025 progress in an extensive report.
Key achievements from Starlink’s 2025 Progress
Starlink connected over 4.6 million new customers with high-speed internet while bringing service to 35 more regions worldwide in 2025. Starlink is now connecting 9.2 million people worldwide. The service achieved this just weeks after hitting its 8 million customer milestone.
Starlink is now available in 155 markets, including areas that are unreachable by traditional ISPs. As per SpaceX, Starlink has also provided over 21 million airline passengers and 20 million cruise passengers with reliable high-speed internet connectivity during their travels.
Starlink Direct to Cell
Starlink’s Direct to Cell constellation, more than 650 satellites strong, has already connected over 12 million people at least once, marking a breakthrough in global mobile coverage.
Starlink Direct to Cell is currently rolled out to 22 countries and 6 continents, with over 6 million monthly customers. Starlink Direct to Cell also has 27 MNO partners to date.
“This year, SpaceX completed deployment of the first generation of the Starlink Direct to Cell constellation, with more than 650 satellites launched to low-Earth orbit in just 18 months. Starlink Direct to Cell has connected more than 12 million people, and counting, at least once, providing life-saving connectivity when people need it most,” SpaceX wrote.
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Tesla Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
To celebrate the milestone, the Giga Nevada team gathered for a celebratory group photo.
Tesla’s Giga Nevada has reached an impressive milestone, producing its 6 millionth drive unit as 2925 came to a close.
To celebrate the milestone, the Giga Nevada team gathered for a celebratory group photo.
6 million drive units
The achievement was shared by the official Tesla Manufacturing account on social media platform X. “Congratulations to the Giga Nevada team for producing their 6 millionth Drive Unit!” Tesla wrote.
The photo showed numerous factory workers assembled on the production floor, proudly holding golden balloons that spelled out “6000000″ in front of drive unit assembly stations. Elon Musk gave credit to the Giga Nevada team, writing, “Congrats on 6M drive units!” in a post on X.
Giga Nevada’s essential role
Giga Nevada produces drive units, battery packs, and energy products. The facility has been a cornerstone of Tesla’s scaling since opening, and it was the crucial facility that ultimately enabled Tesla to ramp the Model 3 and Model Y. Even today, it serves as Tesla’s core hub for battery and drivetrain components for vehicles that are produced in the United States.
Giga Nevada is expected to support Tesla’s ambitious 2026 targets, including the launch of vehicles like the Tesla Semi and the Cybercab. Tesla will have a very busy 2026, and based on Giga Nevada’s activities so far, it appears that the facility will be equally busy as well.
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Tesla Supercharger network delivers record 6.7 TWh in 2025
The network now exceeds 75,000 stalls globally, and it supports even non-Tesla vehicles across several key markets.
Tesla’s Supercharger Network had its biggest year ever in 2025, delivering a record 6.7 TWh of electricity to vehicles worldwide.
To celebrate its busy year, the official @TeslaCharging account shared an infographic showing the Supercharger Network’s growth from near-zero in 2012 to this year’s impressive milestone.
Record 6.7 TWh delivered in 2025
The bar chart shows steady Supercharger energy delivery increases since 2012. Based on the graphic, the Supercharger Network started small in the mid-2010s and accelerated sharply after 2019, when the Model 3 was going mainstream.
Each year from 2020 onward showed significantly more energy delivery, with 2025’s four quarters combining for the highest total yet at 6.7 TWh.
This energy powered millions of charging sessions across Tesla’s growing fleet of vehicles worldwide. The network now exceeds 75,000 stalls globally, and it supports even non-Tesla vehicles across several key markets. This makes the Supercharger Network loved not just by Tesla owners but EV drivers as a whole.
Resilience after Supercharger team changes
2025’s record energy delivery comes despite earlier 2024 layoffs on the Supercharger team, which sparked concerns about the system’s expansion pace. Max de Zegher, Tesla Director of Charging North America, also highlighted that “Outside China, Superchargers delivered more energy than all other fast chargers combined.”
Longtime Tesla owner and FSD tester Whole Mars Catalog noted the achievement as proof of continued momentum post-layoffs. At the time of the Supercharger team’s layoffs in 2024, numerous critics were claiming that Elon Musk was halting the network’s expansion altogether, and that the team only remained because the adults in the room convinced the juvenile CEO to relent.
Such a scenario, at least based on the graphic posted by the Tesla Charging team on X, seems highly implausible.
Starlink achieves major milestones in 2025 progress report
Tesla Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
