Tesla Supercharger access for several brands has been delayed: report

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Tesla Supercharger access for several brands that adopted the company’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) has been delayed, according to a new report.

This Spring, General Motors, Polestar, and Volvo were all set to gain access to Tesla’s robust Supercharger Network in North America. 15,000 total stalls were set to be opened to non-Tesla EVs, making charging more available for EV drivers across the United States and Canada.

However, Tesla decided to lay off many members of its Supercharging team earlier this year as part of widespread layoffs enforced to help sustain cash. Tesla let go of two high-level executives, including Rebecca Tinucci, the Senior Director of Charging Infrastructure.

Now, it appears the layoffs are starting to show their impact as several companies that were planning to gain access to the Tesla Supercharger network have had their dates pushed back.

According to PC Mag, General Motors and Polestar both confirmed in statements that their dates of access were pushed back from Spring to Summer.

Polestar reps said their timeline “had been adjusted to later this Summer.”

Meanwhile, General Motors pushed back their anticipated purchase of its NACS adapter, which would allow owners of their EVs to plug into Tesla Superchargers.

Tesla has already started to backtrack on its Supercharger team disband. A few weeks ago, it started rehiring employees, likely in preparation for what CEO Elon Musk had in mind for a tighter ship in the Supercharger team.

Elon Musk explains reasoning behind Tesla Supercharger team disband

He said:

“Tesla still plans to grow the Supercharger network, just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100% uptime and expansion of existing locations.”

Tesla’s move to pause new Supercharger projects came as a shock as many companies have signed up to gain access to the chargers. Some companies won’t get the opportunity to start charging until 2025. However, we are now seeing the first true impact of the layoffs with these delays for some big-time companies.

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Elon Musk roasts shareholder group that got rich off Tesla stock — but opposes $56b payday

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk roasted a shareholder group that is opposing his $56 billion pay package yet multiplied their investment due to his leadership.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, otherwise known as CalPERS, owned 183,343 shares of Tesla stock in 2018, according to filings. At the time of the 2018-2019 CalPERS Annual Investment Report, Tesla shares traded at just $14.90.

However, Tesla stock has increased in price exponentially since then — by more than 11x. Therefore, CalPERS’ Tesla stake in that investment alone has gone from $40 million to roughly $500 million, and they’re still voting against Musk’s $56 billion pay package.

Musk replied to the fact that CalPERS does not support his pay:

“CalPERS broke the deal. Shame on them, they have no honor.”

CalPERS now owns 6,738,863 shares of Tesla stock, worth roughly $1.7 billion.

Musk’s compensation is among the largest issues on the sheet for the upcoming Tesla Shareholder Meeting. Firms, shareholders, and investment groups alike are all deciding on what they believe is right, with many retail investors hellbent on getting the CEO paid.

This is mostly because the $56 billion pay package was approved by shareholders in 2018.

Earlier this year, the pay package was denied and rejected by a Delaware Chancery Court judge. The move has also encouraged Tesla to leave the State of Delaware completely, with its most likely move to be an incorporation into Texas.

With the vote coming soon, there are so many different points of view on this issue.

We reported this morning that firm Glass Lewis also planned to vote ‘No’ on Musk’s pay package. Other firms are more likely to keep Musk in his position as CEO and leader of Tesla.

Many shareholders believe that because the pay package was already approved once, it should be approved again.

In an attempt to ensure Musk is paid his $56 billion, Tesla is pulling out all the stops to get things moving so that Musk gets paid to avoid his potential departure. It has already used potential factory tours with him and Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and other strategies to convince shareholders to vote for the approval.

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Pylon damaged in Tesla Giga Berlin alleged arson attack gets fully repaired

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A power pylon near Tesla Giga Berlin that was damaged in March’s alleged arson attack has been completely repaired. The cost of repairing the facility, which was allegedly set on fire by environmental activists as a form of protest against Tesla, was over a million euros. 

As noted in an rbb24 report, the attack on the power pylon successfully cut the power to Giga Berlin. However, it also cut the power to the Berlin districts of Rahnsdorf, Wilhelmshagen, and Müggelheim, as well as the Brandenburg towns of Erkner, Gosen-Neu-Zittau, Woltersdorf, and the Grünheide districts of Fangschleuse and Freienbrink. Other businesses in the area were affected as well. 

While Giga Berlin was able to resume vehicle operations quickly, the repair for the damaged pylon seemed to have taken a bit more time. As noted by network operator Edis, the damaged components on the affected power pylon had to be completely replaced. Several hundred individual parts also had to be manufactured and assembled by hand as part of the facility’s repairs. 

As a result of the environmental activists’ attack, the power pylon would be extensively secured. As noted by Edis, camera systems that were installed in the facility following the attack would be retained. The pylon would be fenced in as well, and security service will monitor the facility around the clock. That’s quite a lot of security measures for a power pylon, but considering the tensions in Giga Berlin, such efforts may indeed be required. 

Previous reports have noted that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has urged German officials to ensure that the people behind the arson attack are caught. As per Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach (SPD), “Elon Musk has made it clear what he expects from us. In his words, ‘You absolutely need to find a way to apprehend this attacker. People shouldn’t be left with the wrong message if they escape capture.’”

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