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Four former charging-network staffers told reporters that Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging business had high aspirations when charging chief Rebecca Tinucci met with Musk the day before Musk fired almost all of them last month.
Two weeks after Tinucci let off 15%–20% of staff as part of broader layoffs, they assumed Musk would approve a large charging-network expansion.
The meeting could not have gone worse. Employees stated Musk disliked Tinucci’s presentation and sought more layoffs. He fired her and her 500-person staff after she said more cuts would hurt charging-business fundamentals.
The departures upended a network considered Tesla’s defining achievement and a crucial driver of EV sales. Tesla Superchargers make up more than 60% of U.S. high-speed charging ports, according to official statistics, and the business has received $5 billion in public assistance for new chargers.
Musk promised to build the network on social media after the mass firings. Three former charging-team personnel told Reuters they have been receiving calls from vendors, contractors, and electric utilities that had spent millions on Tesla’s network equipment and infrastructure.
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