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Originally Posted by legion
The "partnership" with Panasonic is not really a partnership. Panasonic leases space in the Solar City building and produces a competing product there. Tesla had promised the city of Buffalo minimum employment numbers in return for subsidies, which they have never met, even if you count the Panasonic employees in the building.
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Tesla claims they have met the hiring requirement. Part of the Panasonic deal was shared cost of purchased equipment.
They also have a partnership in battery production. Tesla has done very well with their storage side of the business. Solar panels not so much.