Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Before I jump into the all the news — and boy there was a lot! — I have an important update for all of you lovely readers. TechCrunch Mobility is moving to Thursdays! It will be the same [...]read moreHyundai antes up $1B for AV startup Motional and Elon unplugs the Tesla Supercharger team
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be my last (for a while, anyway). Soon, I’ll be shifting my attention to a new AI-focused newsletter, which I’m super thrilled about. Stay tuned! Now, on with [...]read moreGoogle lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses
Elon Musk’s decision to dismiss much of Tesla’s Supercharger team this week came as a shock. The move poses a particular threat to charging in the U.S. and the transition to electric vehicles in the region. Rising competition, potentially unattractive profit margins and Musk’s focus on robotaxis all likely play a role in this bewildering story. Tesla’s roughly 58,000 [...]read moreWhy did Musk ax the Supercharger team?
Bounced emails. Stalled projects. Delayed adapters. These are the immediate effects of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “absolutely hard core” approach to cost cutting, which has resulted in at least 500 layoffs from the company’s Supercharger business, including the division’s top executive, Rebecca Tinucci. The timing couldn’t have been worse. Tesla was on the verge of making its [...]read moreTesla’s Supercharger layoffs couldn’t have come at a worse time
Image: Hauke-Christian Dittrich (AP) Tesla’s latest round of layoffs have left both the auto industry and company stock holders shook. Falling sales have forced the automaker to cut 10 percent of its total staff. Its left broadsided workers confused as they try to make heads or tails of severance packages [...]read moreTesla Cancels 4 Planned Supercharging Sites In New York Despite Increasing Congestion In City
Tesla has started to deploy its V4 Supercharger hardware in Malaysia and the first two sites to use them are IOI City Mall and IOI Mall Puchong. These V4 Superchargers are configured to provide a maximum charge rate of 250 kW, which is the same as the V3 installations in Malaysia. The main difference to [...]read moreTesla V4 Supercharger hardware now in Malaysia at IOI City Mall, IOI Mall Puchong, DC charging up to 250 kW
Tesla has around 12,000 Supercharger stalls installed across the US.PATRICK T. FALLON/Getty Images Tesla is reportedly gutting its EV charging team, laying off around 500 employees. The news sent shockwaves through the industry, with one supplier calling it a “kick in the pants.” Tesla dominates EV charging in the US, with many of its rivals [...]read moreA Tesla supplier says Elon Musk’s Supercharger layoffs were ‘a sharp kick in the pants’
DETROIT — Elon Musk’s move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla’s electric vehicle chargers has touched off worries in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla’s network. Several leaders of Tesla’s Supercharger team posted social media messages saying they were told Monday night that entire group of [...]read moreAxing Tesla’s Supercharger department raises worries as other automakers join network
Tesla was on the cusp of taking over electric vehicle charging in the US — then, the layoffs came. Today, multiple outlets reported that the company has laid off hundreds of employees, just weeks after cutting 10 percent (approximately 14,000 people) of its global workforce. Tesla’s Supercharger division was said to be particularly hard hit, with [...]read moreTesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging
Tesla cut two key executives and laid off the 500 staff members who supported the operations of its Supercharger EV charging network, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing CEO Elon Musk’s email to senior managers. Musk cited falling sales and impatience with the overall progress in headcount reduction as the primary drivers behind the cuts [...]read moreTesla lays off executives, cuts Supercharger division