Mercurial chief executive Elon Musk’s decision to fire the team responsible for Superchargers, widely considered to be the gold-star model of charging stations, has left the industry reeling.
Tesla has moved to reassure Australian consumers it will continue to expand its Supercharger network locally, despite axing almost the entire 500-strong workforce in the global Tesla supercharger division.
Musk wrote on X that Tesla still planned to grow its global Supercharger network, “just at a slower pace”. “The Supercharger network will continue to be expanded,” Tesla’s statement said. “Projects currently in construction are continuing to be completed and put into operation.”Will Jameson, formerly Tesla’s lead of strategic charging programs, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “What this means for the charging network … and all the exciting work we were doing across the industry, I don’t yet know.”
The decision to fire a reported 500 staff in the Supercharger division came after Tesla posted its first quarter earnings,
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