Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired everyone in the Supercharger department and resigned immediately afterward. Now the number of new charging stations has fallen significantly.
A full 20 percent.
That's how much the share of new Tesla Superchargers has gone back. At least in relation to the pace at which the special charging stations were rolled out just a year ago.
Back then, however, there were also people working in the Supercharger department. Back in April, CEO Elon Musk fired everyone in the department. Read more about it here .
Now the effect has been shown. And in fact, it is only the beginning of what Tesla itself set in motion, when in the same month of April it was decided to fire as many as 14,000 employees.
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– The timing for this is not good, to say the least. And this is just the beginning, warns Electrek editor Fred Lambert.
According to the editor, the people in Tesla's battery department are under enormous pressure. Because they only have until the end of 2024 to find a solution that can send the battery technology, which is currently only used in the Cybertruck, into the rest of the model range.
According to Fred Lambert, Elon Musk has set the goal for Tesla's employees to find a solution that not only works, but also cuts the car brand's costs from current levels. However, Electrek does not offer an offer for how much.
However, the decline in the rollout of the Supercharger network does not mean that it is standing still. In fact, Tesla plans to install Europe's largest charging park of Superchargers right here in Denmark. Read more about it here .
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