Tesla has officially received a business license in India, which will give the company the ability to operate as a domestic automaker as a subsidiary of a foreign company. The announcement sent Tesla stock surging up over 6% after the company suffered its first negative day of 2021 on December 11.
According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in India, Tesla India Motors and Energy will be operated in Karnataka, a state located in the southwest region of the country. The company was officially incorporated into the MCA database as an LLP on January 8th, and the Indian Government has allocated space for Tesla’s initial operation in the country. In late December, Tesla had applied for several business licenses, and it seems the requests were granted.
BREAKING : @Tesla has been incorporated in Karnataka, India on January 8, 2021 as “TESLA INDIA MOTORS AND ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED”??.
Company also lists 3 Directors for India.It’s happening!!
Welcome @elonmusk , we are waiting for official launch⚡#TeslaIndia?? #TCIN pic.twitter.com/a5mMY5P84s
— Tesla Club India® #TeslaIndia?? (@TeslaClubIN) January 12, 2021
On top of the new developments, Tesla has also named three directors for the Indian subsidiary of the electric car and energy storage company. David Feinstein, who currently has the title of Global Senior Director at Tesla, is listed as one of the three directors. The other two are Vaibhav Taneja, who is the Chief Accounting Officer for Tesla, and Venkatrangam Sreeram, who serves as a director for car company Xenon and another company known as ClearQuote, which handles automated vehicle inspections.
Karnataka is known as a technological hub in India and is the home to many premier science and research centers that operate out of the country. A few notable examples are the Indian Space Research Organization, the Central Power Research Institute, and the Central Food Technological Research Institute. Additionally, the state is one of the biggest hubs for solar power in India, with over 2.2 gigawatts of solar paneling with an additional 1.2 gigawatts to be confirmed in projects that will be installed in the coming years. Perhaps, Tesla’s energy business will assist in this project, as its energy side has handled several international projects, including the Big Battery in South Australia.
The news sent TSLA stock soaring over 6%, as Tesla has long hinted toward the company’s presence in India. With the second-largest population of people in the world, India has a thirst for Tesla’s EVs and energy products. Enthusiasts have longed for Tesla to finally come to India as the company will attempt to combat excessive import taxes by establishing a home within the country.
Elon Musk indicated in late 2020 that Tesla would make it to India in 2021, and the CEO’s prediction has come true as operations could begin shortly. Rumors have indicated that Tesla’s online design studio will be activated in India within the coming days.
Now that the automaker has finally established itself as a domestic company, there seem to be no roadblocks that will inhibit Tesla from making some serious waves in India in 2021 and beyond.
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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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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
Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
