💡 $TSLA Energy: The Real Spotlight
@EV_Dig:
April 22 Q1 2026 earnings dropped. Auto got the headlines, but the real story? Energy margins hit a record 39.5%, and $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ revealed a $3B $Intel(INTC)$ 14A chip bet called Terafab. Here's what management actually said — and what it could mean for the stock. 1️⃣ Energy: The Margin Story 📄 What Management Actually Said Vaibhav Taneja (CFO): "We deployed 8.8 gigawatt hour of energy storage, a 38% sequential decline... We set yet another record with gross margins in this business over 39.5% due to some onetime benefits from certain tariff recognitions of more than $250 million... On a normalized basis, we continue to expect energy compression from here with increasing competition and tariff