Tesla's Supercharger Deployment Slows Significantly Amidst Team Changes and Network Expansion

TapTechNews July 17th news, the deployment speed of Tesla's Supercharger stations has significantly declined compared to the same period last year, and it is at a crucial time when the charging network is being opened for use by other non-Tesla models.

Earlier this year, Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk fired the entire charging team because the team leader opposed further layoffs, and Musk used this as an example to scare others.

The team that was fired was the one that built the world's best electric vehicle fast-charging network. Some people think Musk's move is a far-sighted one, but it turns out to be a rash decision, and Tesla later had to rehire some of the fired employees.

It is expected that the team's dissolution and Tesla's slow rehiring will cause the deployment of Supercharger stations to slow down, but most of the slowdown should occur in the second half of the year, because the charging team already has many Supercharger station projects in the advanced stage that can be completed even without them.

However, now the deployment speed of Tesla's Supercharger stations has significantly slowed down.

TapTechNews noted that according to the data of Supercharge.info, as of July 14, 2024, Tesla has deployed approximately 5,000 Supercharger piles this year, compared to 6,200 piles in the same period in 2023, which means a decrease of approximately 19% year-on-year.

Earlier this year, in addition to opening the Supercharging network for use by other electric vehicles in markets such as Europe where standardized chargers are used, Tesla also began to allow electric vehicle owners of Ford and Rivian to use the Supercharging network in North America.