Did Tesla really lay off their entire Supercharger staff

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Ah ok. Thanks. I saw an article that indicated only 7 locations had been built in two years. I suspect at best they’ll double that in the next 8 months.

It depends on how fast they can get full approval and the money.

Maine has had 2 rounds awarded, plus some destination DCFC pairs awarded already. Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Indiana have all given at least provisional awards. I may have missed some.

 

[cmaster]

Honestly, I think these people should just be fired. I had requested so many times to have a supercharger added on our interstate 89 in New Hampshire from Manchester NH to West Lebanon NH.

You know, there will be a point in time when your excitement dwindles when nobody responds. People loosing jobs is not good since it's their well-being. But, usually, it doesn't happen instantly. Just like hope, it just dwindles over time and lead you to despair.

In my opinion, they deserve to be fired for not adding the supercharger on this specific segment of interstate, but, happily added more on I-93 from Massachusetts. No matter how much people cried for it to be added to I-89. Fire them all, and hire new ones, please. Maybe that will make a difference.

 

[KelvinMace]

Not an American so not sure how this works. Polls indicate that the republicans will be elected this time around. Will the NEVI money just disappear when that happens?

Thanks.

The polls have been highly unreliable for the last six years. They keep predicting GOP wins, and the GOP keeps losing. The Corporate Media™ and polling companies have a financial interest in claiming the elections are tight, or flat out favoring the political Right. The GOP is not a lock in the next election. My major concern is that they will lose and violently oppose losing as they did in 2021, except on a grander scale.

 

[Seattle]

Honestly, I think these people should just be fired. I had requested so many times to have a supercharger added on our interstate 89 in New Hampshire from Manchester NH to West Lebanon NH. [...]

In my opinion, they deserve to be fired for not adding the supercharger on this specific segment of interstate, but, happily added more on I-93 from Massachusetts. No matter how much people cried for it to be added to I-89. Fire them all, and hire new ones, please. Maybe that will make a difference.

You want them to be fired because they didn't put a supercharger where you wanted, they didn't spend a million dollars on your whim? There are lots of places that need superchargers, Tesla and all big companies have to trade off. It's not like Tesla has already built them in all the places that might need one, there are priorities.

 

[Bouba]

You want them to be fired because they didn't put a supercharger where you wanted, they didn't spend a million dollars on your whim? There are lots of places that need superchargers, Tesla and all big companies have to trade off. It's not like Tesla has already built them in all the places that might need one, there are priorities.

Perhaps he wrote it tongue in cheek

 

[cmaster]

Perhaps he wrote it tongue in cheek

Yep! I know those words are harsh. Sometimes you need fire to draw attention.

 

[Rocky_H]

I saw an article that indicated only 7 locations had been built in two years.

Ah, THAT damned lie. I have seen that disgusting lie posted repeatedly by haters. Here's what's false about it.

It falsely claims that the entire $7 billion dollars has ALREADY been spent and only produced two stations, so it can be made to appear as a disgusting waste of money. No. The $7 billion is the entire eventual amount that has been allocated to be spent at some point in the future.

 

[Webeevdrivers]

Ah, THAT damned lie. I have seen that disgusting lie posted repeatedly by haters. Here's what's false about it.

It falsely claims that the entire $7 billion dollars has ALREADY been spent and only produced two stations, so it can be made to appear as a disgusting waste of money. No. The $7 billion is the entire eventual amount that has been allocated to be spent at some point in the future.

Yes I understood that. It’s just the rollout seems to be taking more time than it should.

 

[MP3Mike]

Yes I understood that. It’s just the rollout seems to be taking more time than it should.

How long should it have taken for the states to gather feedback/requirements from the public/CPOs, put all the criteria together, written an RFP, released it, got responses back from all the of potential CPOs, evaluate all of them, and pick the companies that get contracts for each particular route/site?

Sure, it would have been nice it if went faster, but it takes time. Now that the process is place it should go much faster for the additional rounds/years of funding.

 

[cmaster]

No, you just sound like an immature jerk.

Hahaha. Glad to sound like that. Usually that's the loudest voice. Reverse psychology can get people do better work. You know, to prove people wrong.

 

[dafish]

Hahaha. Glad to sound like that. Usually that's the loudest voice. Reverse psychology can get people do better work. You know, to prove people wrong.

Well, you’re consistent.

 

[cmaster]

Well, you’re consistent.

Good. I want them to see that we have owners here who wants another supercharger site along that highway. Because we have less population of people doesn't mean Tesla owners don't want to travel across this route.

How much do one needs to do to get attention?

 

[Genie]

Hahaha. Glad to sound like that. Usually that's the loudest voice. Reverse psychology can get people do better work. You know, to prove people wrong.

I will be astonished if reverse psychology and the firing of a division gets your desired supercharger built.

 

[RichAZ/CapeCod]

I will be astonished if reverse psychology and the firing of a division gets your desired supercharger built.

This management technique is generally referred to as cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Rich

 

[cmaster]

I will be astonished if reverse psychology and the firing of a division gets your desired supercharger built.

It works right, in the political rhetorics.

You use harsh words on people so they won’t do bad things again. In actuality, people will want to find out what is behind the story when such things happen

 

[swaltner]

Good. I want them to see that we have owners here who wants another supercharger site along that highway. Because we have less population of people doesn't mean Tesla owners don't want to travel across this route.

How much do one needs to do to get attention?

Login with your Tesla account on the Supercharger Voting web site at https://www.tesla.com/supercharger-voting/overview. If they don't have your desired site listed, you can propose it for the next round of voting. Unfortunately for you, Tesla has sold 2.4 million vehicles in the US, so your one vote is pretty small in the grand scheme of things. While this new site may be critical to you, when compared to the whole vehicle fleet, it could be just noise and with limited (albeit large) resources, Tesla has to prioritize.