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10 Tesla Highlights from Shareholder Meeting

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:33:46 +0000

Last night, I discussed two extremes that could be the future of Tesla depending on how the company’s current “big bet” turns out. It’s been no secret that Tesla’s #1 focus is now AI and robotics, and that’s now where it will either massively succeed or fail. However, there were … [continued]

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EVgo Doubles Down On Commitment to Begin NACS Deployments in 2024 with Seismic Shift

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 13:23:10 +0000

Seismic shift in competitive landscape opens opportunity to further drive utilization of the EVgo network, expand footprint with new site host partners, and serve more Tesla EV drivers  EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs), this … [continued]

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BP Casts Covetous Eyes On Tesla Supercharger Assets

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 01:59:23 +0000

As Tesla disrupts its own Supercharger network, other companies like BP and EVgo are seeing new opportunities.

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What In The World Is Going On In The World Of Tesla?

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 03:40:41 +0000

The turmoil at Tesla continues as senior executives leave or are reassigned. The question is whether the changes are good for the company.

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Is NACS As A Standard In Peril? Probably Not.

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 06:54:47 +0000

A few days ago, Tesla shocked the charging world when Elon decided to fire the whole Supercharger development team. These weren’t the people who maintain existing sites (thank goodness!), but they are the people who found places to put chargers in, designed the plans for the site, dealt with utilities, … [continued]

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Pros & Cons of Tesla Supercharging Changes

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 13:52:16 +0000

As you’ve surely heard, Tesla has laid off 500 employees in the Supercharging division, the majority of its Supercharger team. Upon the sudden news, various reasons were put forth for why Elon Musk might have laid them all off. Reportedly, the core reason was that at a time when Musk … [continued]

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With Tesla Easing Off, It’s Time For Other U.S. Charging Companies & EV Advocates To Step Up

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 03:50:17 +0000

The recent firing of Tesla’s whole Supercharger team sent shockwaves through the EV scene. We were left with important questions about why a team that has been doing such excellent work all got sent home. But, what might get lost in the noise was another announcement from Elon Musk: Tesla … [continued]

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Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team? Really??

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:14:29 +0000

Update: As a reader has shared, here’s Elon Musk’s tweet on the news, confirming the layoffs and providing some information on a shift in Tesla’s strategy: According to a recent report by Electrek that repeated paywalled reporting by The Information, Tesla has conducted another round of layoffs, this time getting … [continued]

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Charging Stations Need A Plan & Not Random Kindness For Busy Times

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:51:48 +0000

A recent video from Out of Spec Dave on YouTube shows us something cool that happened at a Tesla Supercharger: drivers figuring out how to deal with a busy charger on the fly. I don’t mean to bag on the kindness of strangers, because ultimately that’s kind of what makes … [continued]

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Tesla Superchargers, Stores, & Service Fleet Up Significantly In 1st Quarter

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:17:30 +0000

Tesla provides updates on how much its Supercharger network, service fleet, and stores grow each quarter in its shareholder letter. However, it came to my attention a few times in recent months that a lot of people don’t catch those updates and are concerned about Tesla keeping up with growing … [continued]

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