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Panasonic CEO on Tesla: It’s probably safe for everyone to not imitate Elon Musk
During a recent event for young entrepreneurs, Panasonic CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga provided some details and insights about Tesla CEO Elon Musk. According to Tsuga, working with Musk has its challenges, but there is no denying that there is an underlying genius in the Tesla CEO’s vision.
The Panasonic CEO described Musk as a “genius who defies common sense and can be overly optimistic,” a statement that is quite accepted in the electric car community. Musk has personally admitted to his overly optimistic nature, which has resulted in the emergence of the term “Elon Time,” referring to potential delays in product and feature releases due to overly aggressive targets.
Yet despite this, Tsuga remarked it is this very nature that allows people like Musk to hold onto big visions. “I believe only geniuses can hold onto big visions, and a genius I know is Elon Musk,” the Panasonic CEO said, as noted in a Channel News Asia report.
Elaborating further, Tsuga stated that Musk’s tendency to be excessively optimistic allows the Tesla CEO to ignore what is inconvenient. This, in turn, allows him to run straight towards his vision. In Tesla’s case, this would be the company’s mission of accelerating the advent of sustainable energy. “Compared to that vision, most things don’t really matter,” the Panasonic CEO remarked.
Ultimately, Tsuga admitted that he could never imitate the Tesla CEO. He also emphasized that it’s probably not safe for everyone to try and imitate Elon Musk. “I can never imitate him,” Tsuga said.
The Panasonic CEO’s most recent remarks come amidst reports that the two companies are looking to expand the existing battery production lines in Gigafactory Nevada. This should allow the battery and powertrain facility to ramp its operations to meet the demand for vehicles like the Model Y, while possibly integrating Tesla’s next generation cells.
Despite a pervading narrative suggesting that the relationship between Tesla and Panasonic has gotten strained over the years, being a supplier for the electric car maker has proven to be a lucrative investment for the Japanese conglomerate. Panasonic posted a 29% drop in its annual operating profit last May — which is understandable due to the onset of the coronavirus — but a look into the company’s numbers shows that its business with Tesla was a silver lining.
While Panasonic’s production over recent months was walloped hard by the pandemic, the company’s battery venture with Tesla at Gigafactory Nevada proved profitable from January to March 2020. These results suggest that despite Tesla opting to ink deals with other suppliers such as LG Chem and CATL for Gigafactory Shanghai’s vehicle production, the relationship between Panasonic and Tesla remains strong and stable.
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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
