Tesla lays off charging team
Tesla laid off practically the entire 500-person team that runs the company’s Supercharger network, the Information reported.
The network is considered a “crown jewel” and a competitive advantage compared with other carmakers, which have recently cut deals with Tesla to use the network.
It’s not clear yet where that leaves Tesla’s plans to build a 1,800 mile charging corridor for semi trucks, but it also laid off the public policy team, which had failed to get $100 million in federal funding for the project.
It’s certainly bad news for people trying to take long roadtrips with their Teslas. “We will continue to build out some new Supercharger locations, where critical, and finish those currently under construction,” Musk wrote in a memo on the layoffs.
It’s not clear yet where that leaves Tesla’s plans to build a 1,800 mile charging corridor for semi trucks, but it also laid off the public policy team, which had failed to get $100 million in federal funding for the project.
It’s certainly bad news for people trying to take long roadtrips with their Teslas. “We will continue to build out some new Supercharger locations, where critical, and finish those currently under construction,” Musk wrote in a memo on the layoffs.
