Tesla laid off hundreds of people. The company’s supercharger network has been a striking success. So why did Elon Musk hit that team with devastating layoffs?
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
This week Tesla laid off hundreds of people. That is not surprising. The company had announced job cuts earlier. But what was surprising was who got the pink slip – the team responsible for Tesla’s wildly successful supercharger network. NPR’s Camila Domonoske covers cars, and she joins us to talk about this pretty unexpected turn of events. Hey there.
CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: Hi.
SUMMERS: So why is it so expected – unexpected, Camila?
DOMONOSKE: Well,
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