Tesla has closed the department responsible for its Supercharger fast chargers and laid off almost all of its staff. The Financial Times, among others, writes this based on an internal Tesla memo. Musk says the Supercharger network is still being expanded.
Most of the team and management have been fired, the Financial Times writes. CEO Elon Musk says in the memo that the company must be “hardcore” when it comes to headcount and cost limitations. Several ex-Tesla employees confirmed on It is not clear who within the company is currently working on the Supercharger network.
Musk does say in the memo that existing projects are being completed and that 'some' new locations are being built. On Instead, Tesla wants to focus on uptime and expanding existing locations. In the message he says nothing further about the memo. According to an earlier internal email, Tesla plans to lay off more than ten percent of its workforce.