FILE – A vehicle charges at a Tesla Supercharger station in Detroit, Nov. 16, 2022. Elon Musk’s move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging network has touched off worries in the auto industry about plans to open the chargers to EVs made by other automakers. Several leaders of Tesla’s Supercharger team posted social media messages saying they were told Monday, April 29, 2024 that entire group of about 500 had been eliminated by CEO Musk.
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