Tesla CEO Elon Musk is raising concerns in the electric vehicle industry as he has fired most of Tesla’s charging network personnel and declared he will slow the expansion of charging stations.
This is because last year, the majority of companies selling electric vehicles in North America adopted Tesla’s charger connection method, “NACS,” and decided to use Tesla’s charging station “Supercharger” together.
Delayed expansion of Tesla’s charging network has made it difficult for other companies to speed up the supply of electric vehicles.
The policy of the Joe Biden administration, which has worked hard to convert electric vehicles, has also been hurt.
CEO Musk recently agreed to lay off Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla’s head of charging infrastructure, and nearly all of the roughly 500 supercharger team personnel who have worked under him, Bloomberg and Reuters reported on the 1st.
Musk did not officially confirm this, but made the position relevant at X the day before.
“Tesla still plans to expand its supercharger network,” he said, “but for new locations, we will push at a more modest pace, and focus more on 100% utilization and expansion of existing locations.”
Other electric vehicle industries have decided to use Tesla’s chargers, but slowing down the expansion of the charging network by firing the charger staff is damaging not only the industry but also the people who use electric vehicles. Charging is a significant part of electric vehicles, and fewer people will ride them unless they continue to generate power.
JULIE KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
