CEO Elon Musk has long described the company's Superchargers — the world's largest EV charging network with more than 50,000 plugs — as a competitive advantage and key to EV sales growth.
Tesla cars recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station in Santa Monica, California, on April 17. Photo: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imagesdivision, calling into question the direction of the company's charging strategy at a time when EV advocates say further expansion is needed.has long described the company's Superchargers — the world's largest EV charging network with more than 50,000 plugs — as a competitive advantage and key to EV sales growth.
"The way to think about it is any tree which grows, it needs pruning," CFO Vaibhav Taneja said last week on an earnings call. "This is the pruning exercise which we went through." "We're not giving up anything that is significant that I'm aware of," Musk added, saying Tesla had become too inefficient and that "it is time to reorganize the company for the next phase of growth."A slew of automakers recently struck deals with Tesla to allow their EVs to charge on the company's network, including
"Ford's plans for our customers do not change," Ford spokesperson Marty Günsberg said in an email to Axios.Musk reportedly said in his internal email that Tesla will continue to build some new Superchargers and will complete those already under construction.Share on facebook
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