What’s Next For Tesla Superchargers After Elon Musk Laid Off The Entire Team

Tesla’s Supercharging network is the largest fast charging network in North America, and it’s often cited as the EV maker’s biggest competitive advantage. That network is valuable too, with analysts estimating that Tesla could own $7.4 billion of the public charging market by 2030. But in a surprise move, Elon Musk let go of Tesla’s entire Supercharging team, laying off about 500 people, including top executives. Now its future is in question. CNBC explores what’s next for Tesla’s Supercharger network.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:52 Ch 1 Rise of Tesla's Superchargers
7:49 Ch 2 Business of charging
10:56 Ch 3 Opening up the network
14:44 Ch 4 Supercharging dismantled
18:15 Ch 5 What's next

Produced, Shot and Edited By: Andrew Evers
Additional Reporting: Lora Kolodny
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Production: Lisa Setyon, Katie Koontz, Evan Miller
Animation: Jason Reginato
Narration: Rob Ferris
Additional Footage: Tesla, Getty Images, Ford, Rivian