Ongoing discussion [0] (71 points, 8 hours ago, 91 comments) [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40209382
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Elon Musk fires Tesla's entire supercharger team
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#12Ongoing discussion [0] (71 points, 8 hours ago, 91 comments) [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40209382
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This happens to almost every post that’s somewhat negative about Tesla. They mysteriously disappear from the front page within minutes even after getting a lot of engagement.
I’m pretty sure some nefarious flagging is happening and I hope dang takes a look at it.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Curiously, linked discussion has been downranked to Page 19 at time of posting.
This happens to almost every post that’s somewhat negative about Tesla. They mysteriously disappear from the front page within minutes even after getting a lot of engagement. I’m pretty sure some nefarious flagging is happening and I hope dang takes a look at it.
Same on twitter. My timeline is full of this story yet it isn't in trending.
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#14Remarkable thing here is that other vendors such as Rivian and Ford just joined up to the supercharging network, and now we have to wonder: if the majority (entirety?) of the supercharging team has been laid off, is this infrastructure that Rivian and Ford presumably paid to access going to start failing and (figuratively) rusting away?
It could be the opposite. Ford, Rivian and other third parties will be building to this standard. Tesla no longer needs to jump start the marketplace, so to speak.
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#15Wasn't this one of the things going well for tesla and positioning to actually not just be a car company?
When does SpaceX go to shit now and all that tax money subsidizing it go to waste?
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#17I wonder if someone on their team angered Elon, or if it’s just related to a new strategy. Elon will properly rehire those he needs from the team via extra compensation as needed.
Yep, maybe 10-15 will need to be rehired at double salary. It should be an incredibly formalized process in terms of building new superchargers. Maintaining old superchargers likely requires only 4-5 managers and 40-50 technicians globally, although they might be contractors. Building out a new supercharger is likely incredibly formalized, with permiting, design, architecture, and electrical work all done via thrid parties. No need to have 500 people around.
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#18Wasn't this one of the things going well for tesla and positioning to actually not just be a car company? When does SpaceX go to shit now and all that tax money subsidizing it go to waste?
A few years ago I fully expected Tesla to pull out of the vehicle game and focus on drivetrains, self-driving software, charging network and home/commercial battery banks.
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#19Remarkable thing here is that other vendors such as Rivian and Ford just joined up to the supercharging network, and now we have to wonder: if the majority (entirety?) of the supercharging team has been laid off, is this infrastructure that Rivian and Ford presumably paid to access going to start failing and (figuratively) rusting away?
It could be the opposite. Ford, Rivian and other third parties will be building to this standard. Tesla no longer needs to jump start the marketplace, so to speak.
Frankly, if Tesla continued in this way, it would soon raise antitrust issues. Would you want all your gasoline coming from the same company? Standard Oil was trust-busted a century ago for something similar.
Expect the Supercharger team to reconstitute itself with funding from several automakers and/or VC. It seems to me that the 'just works' feature that we love about Superchargers is going to get some level of competitiveness/innovation soon... like who thought it was a good idea to expose these chargers to rain (awnings seem like a big plus for a competitor to grab share).
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#20Is this really true or just clickbait being bandied about?
Very legit question that everybody should ask themselves when reading anything Musk related in 2024.
In this case it seems true.