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GM refuses Tesla’s tax credit strategy, will adopt dealer-based ‘incentives’ instead
General Motors (GM) is now the second vehicle manufacturer to sell 200,000 electric cars, triggering a phaseout period for the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicle buyers. To address the tax credit’s phaseout, GM has decided to favor new, non-specified “incentives” to keep its electric vehicles competitive.
“It is easier to react to the market by working with dealers and your marketing team than it is to change sticker prices,” GM spokesman Jim Cain commented on the issue, also noting that GM is “sensitive to affordability” in the electric car market.
GM’s reaction to the phaseout period of the $7,500 stands in stark contrast to that of Tesla. When the electric car maker reached the 200,000 threshold last July, the company quickly made its future buyers aware of the impact the federal tax credit phase out would have on their vehicle prices. The prices of its vehicles were promptly adjusted to buffer some of the increase brought about by the reduced federal tax credit, which was halved to $3,750. As could be seen in GM’s recent statement, it appears that the experienced American carmaker is not prepared to show this type of flexibility just yet.
Under the existing tax credit system for electric vehicles, buyers must wait until their annual taxes are complete before receiving the incentive. A new federal bill, dubbed the Electric CARS Act of 2018, was proposed last year to both extend the full $7,500 credit until 2028 regardless of the number of vehicles sold.
Under the proposed bill, electric car buyers would receive an immediate discount off of the car’s sticker price at the time of purchase. The bill is currently still being considered by the Ways and Means Committee. In California, a $2,500 local subsidy has backing from lawmakers to increase its amount to $4,500, a move meant to buffer the impact of a reduced federal credit.
Tesla’s introduction of the $35,000 Model 3 Standard Range has ushered in a new consumer market for the California-based company focused on affordability, as intended. Absorption of external costs looked to be a move aimed at keeping customers happy while delivery delays and manufacturing setbacks hindered buyers’ ability to take advantage of the tax credit.
Prior to the Model 3 Standard Range release, large auto manufacturers like GM produced the only affordable electric vehicle options. Tesla’s competitive pricing angle makes GM’s “incentive” strategy interesting, especially now that the hybrid Chevy Volt has ceased production following a 23% reduction in sales last year. GM is also ramping up production and sales efforts for the Chevy Bolt and has vowed to launch another 20 electric car models by 2023.
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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
