[hinkley]

And it’s not like the iPhone is made without Japanese parts. Sharp has featured heavily in a number of iterations of the phones.

Also Teslas were made with Panasonic batteries before the gigafactory was created, thank you very much, and I’m not so sure the thin film they are using isn’t still sourced from Japan and they’re just doing assembly.

[jeffbee]

Every battery that has ever come out of "the gigafactory" if you mean Gigafactory Nevada is a Panasonic battery. All the equipment in the factory belongs to Panasonic. All the money to build the factory was invested by Panasonic.

[hinkley]

Right, so it's a bit like the rich kid bitching about his parents and how financially independent he is when he's had one job.