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Tesla showcases Model S and Model 3’s stellar handling in Winter Experience event
Tesla has awarded a few lucky owners with a trip to Kemi, Finland to experience the high-performance capabilities of the Model S and Model 3 vehicles for its “Winter Experience 2019” event. A video shared by one of the winners gives a first look at the perks enjoyed by the event’s attendees.
Several Model S and Model 3 in the video are seen parked outside what may be the Kemi SnowCastle, a hotel built from snow and ice annually in Finland, where Tesla’s guests were treated to a special dinner as part of their Winter Experience package. The all-electric sedans are also seen swerving through obstacle courses and taking laps around an ice track with a professional driver.
The winners of Tesla’s winter event were provided with complimentary travel, accommodation, and food during their trip. The main event, however, was the ice track demonstration of the vehicles’ all-wheel-drive handling in winter conditions and Tesla’s Track Mode feature exclusive to the Model 3 Performance.
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- Tesla’s Winter Experience 2019. | Credit: Danni Efraim
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- Tesla’s Winter Experience 2019. | Credit: Danni Efraim
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- Tesla’s Winter Experience 2019. | Credit: Danni Efraim
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- Tesla’s Winter Experience 2019. | Credit: Danni Efraim
Tesla’s all-wheel-drive electric cars are equipped with several features to enhance overall winter driving performance, primarily due to the enhanced traction provided by digital torque control in the front and rear wheels. This is prominent in the Model 3 Performance’s Track Mode, which features increased regenerative braking, track-focused powertrain cooling, and enhanced cornering to provide a full track-centered experience that maximizes the driver’s control during high-speed maneuvers.
The Winter Experience 2019 event comes amid Tesla’s continuous push to saturate the European midsize sedan market with the Model 3. Recent activity indicates the California-based car maker is anticipating a massive influx for the Model 3 Standard and Standard Plus versions which were launched earlier this month in the US. The $35,000 version of the electric vehicle is estimated to reach European markets in about 6 months.
Model 3 owners who didn’t make it to Tesla’s Winter Experience 2019 event can still find other events for Model 3 Track Mode experience. A Tesla-exclusive racetrack event called Tesla Corsa is currently on its third round and is set to take place on March 31st at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California. The event’s organizers aim to give Tesla owners the opportunity to experience the all-electric performance benefits of their vehicles in a safe, controlled environment.
Tesla recently set a personal record for total number of combined vehicle sales in Norway, a country that could definitely benefit from the company’s vehicles’ winter features. Over 2,500 Model S, Model X, and Model 3 sold in the first three weeks of March this year, topping a previous record set in December 2017 when the electric car maker registered 2,461 Model S and Model X after a strong year-end push. Around 88% of all Tesla March registrations in Norway have been for the Model 3, a stat that certainly looks to be a nod to its winter capabilities.
Watch the video shared by Danni Efraim below for highlights from Tesla’s Winter Experience 2019 below.
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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.
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Tesla Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
