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  • 2 years ago
Elon Musk abruptly disbanded Tesla's electric vehicle charging team, catching other automakers with plans to allow their EVs to use Superchargers off guard. Tesla received federal funds to expand the North American Charging Standard but critics question the future. Industry executives and analysts speculated that Musk might have considered disbanding the existing Supercharger organization to form a more cost-effective team. Musk emphasized in a recent call with analysts that his primary focus is on developing artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous robotaxis.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Elon Musk abruptly disbanded Tesla's electric vehicle charging team,
00:06catching other automakers with plans to allow their EVs to use superchargers off-guard.
00:11Tesla received federal funds to expand the North American charging standard,
00:14but critics questioned the future. Industry executives and analysts speculated that Musk
00:18might have considered disbanding the existing supercharger organization
00:22to form a more cost-effective team. Musk emphasized in a recent call with analysts
00:26that his primary focus is on developing artificial intelligence, robotics,
00:29and autonomous robo-taxis. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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