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Elon Musk Pledges to Grow Supercharger Business He Just Decimated
- CEO says company will spend ‘well over’ $500 million this year
- Last week, he dismissed virtually the entire charging division
Tesla Inc. supercharger charging points, in Thurrock, UK.
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Elon Musk touted plans to expand Tesla Inc.’s Supercharger network just over a week after firing almost all of the roughly 500 people who ran the business.
Tesla will spend “well over” $500 million on growing its network this year, Musk said on X, the social media network he owns. Ten days ago, the automaker’s chief executive officer wrote that Tesla planned to add chargers at a slower pace and focus more on uptime and existing locations.