Tesla Lays Off Entire Supercharger Team [Update: Musk says supercharger growth will continue] ** WARNING: NO POLITICS***

[Mach-Lee]

Updated with Elon Musk's first comment after supercharger team layoffs:

"Tesla still plans to grow the Supercharger network, just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100% uptime and expansion of existing locations"





News Article:
https://electrek.co/2024/04/29/tesla-conducting-more-layoffs-including-entire-supercharger-team/

Reportedly Tesla will be letting the entire 500 person Supercharger team go today. Sounds like they will not be taking on any new Supercharger projects which is extremely unfortunate. Very bad news for the EV world if Tesla doesn't want to build any more Superchargers.

You also wonder if this will further impact deliveries of Supercharger adapters. Did the Supercharger team's handling of non-Tesla NACS charging somehow anger Musk? Did he suddenly decide that Superchargers weren’t going to be profitable anymore?

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[GreaseMonkey]

It’s terrible news for EV adoption. However Tesla can’t carry the industry on its shoulders. Others should step up.

 

[thekat03]

Gotta pay for that requested $55 billion compensation package for their CEO somehow, apparently?

 

[RickMachE]

Unstable maniac.

 

[KevinS]

I also have no doubt that Tesla would knock other EV manufacturers off their network without notice. The adapters would just stop working, or the cars wouldn't be recognized by their system.

 

[rreddy3]

If supercharger reliability and maintenance suffers because of Musk’s sacking of Tinucci and her supercharger team, I think that will cause more problems for Tesla, and possibly the industry as a whole. Even if Musk is a great visionary as some say, he seems to me to be a loose canon not to be trusted to consistently make reasoned decisions. No question he has his eye on Tesla’s stock valuation and its implications for his compensation package. The stock value/comp package may be his “north star” that’s guiding his decision making.

 

[rreddy3]

I also have no doubt that Tesla would knock other EV manufacturers off their network without notice. The adapters would just stop working, or the cars wouldn't be recognized by their system.

I think you raise a valid concern.

 

[RickMachE]

Makes total sense to make these kinds of changes when shareholders are being asked to vote again on a ludicrous pay package. Just shot himself in the feet/legs.

 

[rreddy3]

I would think this news will cause other EV manufacturers and charging station providers to seriously plan for alternatives, work arounds, and opportunities including bringing Tinucci and her key staff on board to drive a charging business. Interesting times ahead with a chance of turbulence.

 

[CarlSagan82]

The amazing charging network is what makes people overlook the fact their door panels don’t fit. This is a car company that doesn’t make good cars. They have awesome tech (other than FSD) and great charging infrastructure. So bold move here..::

 

[Tampamike]

So, everyone who has not yet received their Tesla Supercharger adapter …. There’s another letter coming.

 

[MacherAWD]

So, everyone who has not yet received their Tesla Supercharger adapter …. There’s another letter coming.

"Exciting News! That whole bat-sh$t crazy direction pivot is behind us, no more NCAS, BC 1.4 coming someday, maybe, who knows anymore!"

I could do marketing for Ford.

 

[alexgorod]

Only one day after 4/29/24

 

[HuntingPudel]

Oh boy. I think this snippet from the article says it all: “To lay off that whole team just when the company has earned such a big win, when billions in public money is available for buildout (which would not have been available without industry NACS adoption, which was, again, spearheaded by Tinucci’s negotiations), and when there is a lead to be maintained, is absolutely crazy. This move, alone, would erode any confidence I had left in Tesla’s CEO – if I still had any.” ??

Not sure what Musk is thinking. The charging biz may not have a huge profit margin, but it’s a growing segment. ?‍?

Hopefully, Tinucci and other key peeps will be snatched up by either a charging company or an EV manufacturer in order to get some more reliable charging out there. ??

 

[HuntingPudel]

Only one day after 4/29/24

Don’t feed the troll. ?‍?

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