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Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles
(arstechnica.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I've said before that the supercharger network is their most important long term asset. They opened up their plug standard, other manufacturers are jumping on board, and they have the largest network that supports all those new EVs.
Only problem is that it's boring, and Elon doesn't like boring. So now here we are.
What really baffles me is why he totally ghosted his battery swap station idea. That completely solves the range and charging time issue all in one fell swoop. Demonstrated it on stage even. Guessing it either wasn’t profitable enough for him, not s3xy enough, or he wasn’t smart enough to figure out how to scale it up.
I dont want your shitty old battery.
That is why.
I don't want to rent the battery in my car.
That is why.