Tesla's Supercharger team was laid off

[Alex Snyder]

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/30/tesla-layoffs-supercharger-team

There are more cracks in the EV world. Charging stations are a big deal for EV owners who want to take longer drives or run errands near charging stations. Tesla is the leader in charging stations, so for them to pull back is quite the sign.

 

[Carsten]

Is this a power move?

 

[joe.pistell]

Best explanation so far:
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/musk-disbands-tesla-ev-charging-team-leaving-customers-dark-2024-04-30/?AutomotiveVentures

 

[Alex Snyder]

Best explanation so far:
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/musk-disbands-tesla-ev-charging-team-leaving-customers-dark-2024-04-30/?AutomotiveVentures

Total conjecture here.

Seeing that Tesla was receiving money from the US federal government to increase the charging footprint and knowing just how shady our government is, it is possible Elon made one of his signature F-You's. Who knows what kind of blackmailing-quid-pro-quo our government may have thrown at him?

 

[Ryan Everson]

I can't imagine Elon consulted any of the other OEM's before making this decision either.

Would love to be a fly on the wall to hear what they think of this after switching all of their vehicles to the Tesla charging standard.

 

[Carsten]

That article does support my pun.

It's a power move that either he's going to walk or every one drops a few more dimes into his pockets.
It could also be that he's seeing a huge potential problem coming up and he doesn't want to deal with letting every single manufacturer have access to his stations.

So, you fire off a team that isn't pulling their salaries right after getting a a proposal that was going to cost more than it provided and headaches from needing to provide 200 different adapters. So, he's walking away until either it pays to deal with the red tape or he's going to sell off his stations.

 

[Jeff Kershner]

Elon Musk May Have Just Dealt A Blow To Biden’s EV Agenda​

Elon Musk May Have Just Dealt A Blow To Biden’s EV Agenda

Tesla laid off a large portion of a key team in its electric vehicle (EV) charger division on Monday, a move that could p...

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View: https://x.com/DailyCaller/status/1673750442390716416

 

[Carsten]

Interesting comment:

Other automakers could still use the Tesla charging technology in the future, but they will likely have to do so without the advantage of Tesla’s intimate knowledge about how to maintain the infrastructure.

 

[Alex Snyder]

Here’s another take:

 

[Carphotoeditor]

Tesla!