Tesla Energy has announced a fresh milestone for its newest Megapack factory. As per the electric vehicle maker, the Shanghai Megafactory has successfully produced its 1,000th Megapack battery. 

The facility was able to hit this milestone less than six months after it started producing the grid-scale battery system. 

New Tesla Megapack Milestone

As per Tesla Asia in a post on its official accounts on social media platform X, the 1,000th Megapack unit that was produced at the Shanghai Megafactory would be exported to Europe. As noted in a CNEV Post report, Tesla’s energy products are currently deployed in over 65 countries and regions globally. This allows Tesla Energy to compete in energy markets that are both emerging and mature.

To commemorate the 1,000th Megapack produced at the Shanghai Megafactory, the Tesla China team posted with the grid-scale battery with celebratory balloons that spelled “Megapack 1000.” The milestone was celebrated by Tesla enthusiasts on social media, especially since the Shanghai Megafactory only started its operations earlier this year.

Quick Megafactory Ramp

The Shanghai Megafactory, similar to Tesla’s other key facilities in China, was constructed quickly. The facility started its construction on May 23, 2024, and it was hailed as Tesla’s first entry storage project outside the United States. Less than a year later, on February 11, 2025, the Shanghai Megafactory officially started producing Megapack batteries. And by March 21, 2025, Tesla China noted that it had shipped the first batch of Megapack batteries from the Shanghai plant to foreign markets.

While the Shanghai Megafactory is still not at the same level of output as Tesla’s Lathrop Megafactory, which produces about 10,000 Megapacks per year, its ramp seems to be quite steady and quick. It would then not be surprising if Tesla China announces the Shanghai Megafactory’s 2,000th Megapack milestone in the coming months.

Renowned tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has shared some insights on Tesla’s $16.5 billion AI6 deal with Samsung. As per the analyst, the deal is a valuable opportunity for Tesla to bolster its chip design and manufacturing expertise. 

Kuo’s endorsement, which was posted on X, highlighted the deal’s potential to reshape the electric vehicle maker’s supply chain and strengthen its standing in the semiconductor landscape.

Tesla’s Strategic Gain

Kuo, who widely regarded as the “best Apple analyst on the planet” due to his eerily accurate forecasts, noted that the Tesla-Samsung partnership is a game-changer. He emphasized that Tesla’s access to Samsung’s Texas foundry will enhance the EV maker’s chip design capabilities. This was highlighted by CEO Elon Musk on X, when he stated that he would be walking the line “personally to accelerate the pace” of the facility’s progress.

“For Elon Musk and Tesla, this represents a valuable opportunity to gain real-world foundry experience at an exceptionally low cost — something TSMC would never allow,” Kuo wrote in his X post. 

The deal tasks Samsung’s new Taylor, Texas, facility with producing Tesla’s AI6 chips, which are expected to be used for large volume products like the Cybercab and Optimus. Kuo’s analysis highlighted that the move diversifies Tesla’s reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which has been contracted to produce the EV maker’s AI5 chip.

Challenges and Optimism

Kuo acknowledged risks in Samsung’s 2nm SF2 process, which has a lower yield compared to TSMC’s 2nm N2 node. Yet, he remains optimistic, noting that “Elon Musk’s execution is proven, and SF2’s adoption of the same GAA technology as SF3 should facilitate mass production.” 

Even if Samsung were to falter, Kuo noted that Tesla could simply shift its AI6 deal to TSMC, absorbing design know-how in the process. TSMC, after all, would likely accept Tesla’s business considering the scale of the company’s Cybercab and Optimus business. 

“If production falls short of expectations, the worst-case scenario for Tesla would be to shift the order back to TSMC and absorb the resulting delays to AI6. However, Tesla’s edge in real-world AI could significantly reduce the risk of AI6 delays. Regardless, Tesla still gains from enhanced design capabilities and deeper chip manufacturing know-how,” Kuo wrote.

For Samsung, Kuo sees the deal as a low-risk, high-reward scenario. The Tesla deal could then reinvigorate the South Korean tech giant’s foundry business, positioning Samsung as a viable TSMC rival.

“If AI6 reaches mass production smoothly, chip design and manufacturing could become a core competitive advantage across Elon Musk’s businesses — enabling greater flexibility and lower costs. While Samsung may not fully catch up with TSMC in advanced nodes, it has at least discovered a new business model that actively involves customers in the manufacturing process,” the analyst wrote.

Elon Musk recently highlighted what could arguably be the Model Y’s most underrated feature. The all-electric crossover has been lauded for many things, but beyond its utility, reasonable price, and performance, lies an aspect of the vehicle that Tesla has obsessed over since its development—its safety.

The Model Y’s rise

Tesla designed the Model Y to be the company’s best-selling vehicle. Produced on the heels of the Model 3, the Model Y was a vehicle that Elon Musk noted would outsell the Model 3, Model S, and Model X combined. Prior to its start of deliveries, such an accolade seemed far-fetched, since the Model 3 was such a domineering force in the EV sector.

It only took a matter of time before Elon Musk was proven right. The Model Y would go on to become Tesla’s best-selling vehicle by a wide margin. And in 2023 and 2024, the Model Y sold so much that it actually took the crown as the world’s best-selling car by volume. A lot of this was due to its balance between affordability, performance, and tech. There is simply no other car in its price range that offers comparable value for its price.

Tesla’s safety obsession

While the Model Y’s sales and performance in the automotive market are already impressive, its safety is also top-notch. Just recently, the new Model Y was able to earn a Top Safety Pick + rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the fifth year in a row that the all-electric crossover was able to earn the prestigious accolade. To attain such a high rating, the Model Y would have to achieve “Good” results across the IIHS’ rigorous tests.

This was highlighted by CEO Elon Musk in a recent post on X. In response to a post about the new Model Y earning the highest safety rating from the IIHS, Musk highlighted the vehicle “rated highest in safety.” This is no exaggeration, as the Model Y has proven its safety and durability over the years. This has been proven time and time again, with the Model Y protecting its occupants even in the most serious of accidents.

A good example of this happened in January 2023, when a Model Y fell 250 feet down Devil’s Slide in California. The incident was disturbing, as it was later revealed that the driver intended to harm his wife and children by driving the Model Y off a cliff. The Model Y proved safe enough to save the family, and all four—the driver, his wife, and their two kids—survived the harrowing incident.