After Firing Entire Supercharger Team, Elon Musk Reverses Course and Says He'll Be Spending $500 Million on Growing the Charging Network
After firing senior director of EV charging Rebecca Tinucci along with her entire 500-person team last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reversed course, claiming the company is still committed to spending "well over" half a billion dollars to grow its flagship network of Superchargers.
"That’s just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher," he added. (He'd earlier said Tesla "still plans to grow the Supercharger network, just at a slower pace for new locations.")
As expected, Musk didn't go into detail about his considerable change in tune. The mercurial CEO got major flack — including from some of his most ardent supporters — for tanking a facet of the company that greatly sets it apart from its competitors in the US.
And should we really take him by his latest word? The company is in crisis mode and Musk is seemingly keen on controlling the narrative to reassure spooked investors.
