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Tesla owner shares insights after Model 3 protects him from violent high-speed crash
A Tesla Model 3 owner recently walked away from a frightening accident in Germany, and he credits his Tesla Model 3 Performance‘s 5-star Safety Rating for helping him escape the incident with only minor injuries.
Tobias Frey, a 33-year old German resident, was driving on Motorway A5 in Karlsruhe, Germany when suddenly, a 16,500-lb truck approached the left side of his Model 3 Performance and slammed into the rear door at near highway speed. The violence of the collision slammed Frey’s car up against a traffic light.
Luckily, Frey was alone in the car and despite the gravity of the accident, he sustained only minor injuries. “I have issues with my neck, some little cuts on my shoulder from the broken glass, some bruises at the neck, belly, backbone and my knee,” he said in a message to Teslarati.
Thanks @elonmusk and @Tesla for builing such a strong car. A 7500 kg Truck crashed with 60 km/h in my side. He ignored a red light pic.twitter.com/7nXMGFaL5u
— TFM3 (@TFM312) September 14, 2019
Instead of putting a harsh message on social media, Frey took to Twitter to thank Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk. “Thanks Elon Musk and Tesla for building such a strong car,” Frey said.
Along with the words of appreciation to the Silicon Valley-based car manufacturer and its CEO, Frey uploaded four photos and dashcam footage, showing the crash between the two vehicles. “The airbags did a very good job,” Frey said, “and I am happy it didn’t catch fire, because of the strong architecture from the car”. Frey added that Tesla called him and left a message to see how he was feeling.
Sorry for my broken Laptop Display 🤠pic.twitter.com/mfwe6QeVIJ
— TFM3 (@TFM312) September 15, 2019
With Frey being able to leave the accident with only scrapes and bruises, Tesla has put their money where their mouth is by proving, once again, that their vehicles live up to their high crash-test rating. Although Tesla vehicles didn’t crash enough to make it onto a Swedish insurance firm’s “Safest Car List,” the recent crash does indicate once more that the electric car maker’s vehicles are built with safety in mind.
Frey added that he will definitely be buying a new car after this accident. When asked what his choice will be, he replied, “Again a Model 3 Performance.”
Thanks to their all-electric construction, Tesla’s electric vehicles are capable of weathering high-speed crashes that would potentially be fatal in other vehicles. An example of this happened earlier this year when a Tesla Model S was involved in a violent collision with a runaway car at the tunnels of Vallvidrera in Barcelona, Spain. A surveillance video of the incident showed the Model S absorbing the impact of the massive crash, which caused the other vehicle to bounce off against the adjacent lane’s wall. Just seconds after the impact, the Model S driver could be seen exiting the all-electric sedan, dazed but otherwise unharmed.
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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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
Starlink achieves major milestones in 2025 progress report
Tesla Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
