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Once a global leader in consumer electronics, Panasonic is now a key battery supplier to Tesla. It’s seeking to expand in software, while fighting for relevance in appliances and industrial devices.

He also spent over six years with battery tech startup Sila, created by another early Tesla alum, and did a stint at Panasonic, Tesla’s most important cell supplier when it started out.

Once a global leader in consumer electronics, Panasonic is now a key battery supplier to Tesla. It’s seeking to expand in software, while fighting for relevance in appliances and industrial devices.

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic declined to comment on reports Wednesday that it is planning to end its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state.