Tesla shares fell nearly 6% on Tuesday following news that CEO Elon Musk was pressing ahead with more job cuts at Tesla , impacting an estimated 500 employees in its Supercharger team.
In the email, Musk also expressed consternation that Tesla management hadn't thinned out the company's staff more promptly at his direction.
Other laid-off Tesla employees posted publicly about Tesla shrinking the Supercharger team.
In cutting that group, Tesla revealed it's throttling the expansion of its Supercharger network in the U.S.
The move comes after Tesla struck partnerships with Ford , GM and other industry players ensuring they would manufacture cars using the Tesla NACS (North American Charging Standard) for compatibility with Tesla charging stations, and allowing those companies' customers to use Tesla stations.
Persons:
Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Rebecca Tinucci, Daniel Ho, Andres Pinter, Pinter, Junheng Li
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EV, CNBC, U.S, Ford, GM, Tesla, U.S . Transportation, Clean Transportation, Baidu, Warren Capital
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Tesla, California, United States, U.S, China