P.S. Did you notice how Elon quietly announced that Giga Berlin will expand to include Energy Storage products?
The world gives Elon a lot of crap for his immature attitude on Twitter, it's kind of his defining attribute for the outside world. But his ability to go right into Sauron's various kitchens and work with supreme agility is astonishing.
Some entities within the German govt try to carve Tesla out of their EV subsidies to favor VW? No problem, Giga-Berlin scope is narrowed(and accelerated) until those entities are overcome.
Panasonic wants to bottleneck cell production and try to swuyleeze Tesla for a better deal? No problem, schedule Battery Day and start planning to diversify and scale at all costs.
Can't legally sell Tesla's in Texas? No problem, we're moving the headquarters there.
Nothing is personal. It sounds simple, but shows world class emotional intelligence. Which is kinda ironic considering his cars make fart sounds.
Loving this little tidbit about manufacturing Energy products in Germany. I'm Irish, but I have a lot of faith in the ability of German industry. If incentives are aligned from here on out(and they should be), you'll all be blown away by the pace of Energy scaling in Berlin. Even the most bullish will underestimate.
Here's to Terapacks in 2024. Prost!