Tesla's “hands go down”, and the layoffs seem to have taken the lead.

No, now Musk has to re-invite the supercharging station team to get them back on track.

Recall overcharged teams?

According to reports, Tesla is already re-hiring some people from the overcharged team. Not long ago, Musk just fired the team.

According to people familiar with the matter, among the main people returning was Max de Zegher (Max de Zegher), head of Tesla's North American operations. At the end of last month, Musk fired almost everyone on the overcharged team, and De Zeegel was one of 500 employees to be fired.

Currently, it is unclear how many employees have been recalled again, and Tesla and Musk have not responded to this.

Recently, Tesla's global layoffs have attracted widespread attention.

Following the 10% global layoff, Musk, who was not satisfied with the decline in sales and the speed of layoffs, raised the “knife” of layoffs overnight on the first day after returning to China. The Tesla overcharged team of about 500 people was then quickly disbanded.

This also includes two executives, Rebecca Tinucci (Rebecca Tinucci), senior director of electric vehicle charging, and Daniel Ho (Daniel Ho), director of automotive projects.

Musk's sudden move can be said to have shocked the entire electric vehicle industry.

It's worth mentioning that one of Tesla's most important assets is its supercharging network.

Charging is a critical part of the electric car ownership experience, and one of the main reasons people choose Tesla over other manufacturers.

Tesla launched its first supercharging station in September 2012, and the company currently has more than 6,200 sites and 57,000 connectors worldwide.

The advantage of Tesla's overcharging system is that it can manufacture its own charging device at 70% lower cost than its competitors.

Not only that, Tesla's supercharger works as expected — something other electric vehicle charging companies' chargers can't.

Over the past year, Tesla has signed cooperation agreements with many of the world's largest manufacturers.

Automakers such as Ford and General Motors were among the first to adopt this technology. At the beginning of February this year, their electric vehicles received access to a supercharging network, which fueled their demand.

With the huge growth and demand in the industry, supercharging stations are a huge asset for Tesla.

With more companies planning to use this infrastructure over the next two years, the suspension of supercharging station construction seems like the worst time.

Musk's “Lost and Found”

After Tesla's layoffs, the problem soon became apparent.

Not only was the operation of overcharging stations unsustainable, but it also damaged the confidence of North American trams at one point, and Tesla's related suppliers were also impacted.

Right now, Musk seems to be aware of the serious consequences of “momentary impulsivity.” To that end, he is reviving the hearts of the fired Tesla Supercharging team.

Last week, Musk announced a $500 million investment plan.

He said Tesla will “spend more than $500 million to expand the supercharging network and will build thousands of new charging stations this year.”

At the same time, it was also emphasized that 500 million US dollars is only the cost of building a new site, not including operating costs, etc.; the actual cost is more than this.

This also means that Tesla needs to re-hire a large number of people.

In addition to revealing Tesla's latest website construction plans, Musk also recently personally formed a charging community on social platforms to gather suggestions on charging experiences and new site deployments.

It can be seen from this that Musk is actually making “remedies” and efforts for the overcharging business.

Although the supercharging station network currently accounts for only about 5% of Tesla's revenue, this share is expected to grow as more car manufacturers join.

Finally, it has been ruled and recalled. This is not the first time Musk has done this.

In 2019, he decided to close all Tesla retail stores to pay for a cheaper version of the Model 3 sedan. But in less than two weeks, the decision was overturned, mainly due to the legal consequences of breaking so many leases.

At the end of 2022, Twitter had a similar situation. In order to cut costs, Musk also fired about half of its employees at the time, and Twitter then re-invited dozens of employees back.

Sure enough, Musk's style of work still hasn't changed. “If you know your mistakes, change them, and get lost.”

Editor/Jeffrey