A new report gives an inside look at Elon Musk’s abrupt decision to cut one of the company’s most important teams.

Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters.

The backlash following Tesla's layoffs that took out the Supercharger team was swift, as the decision appeared to interfere with President Joe Biden's plans to build out EV charging.

Shortly after the move was made public, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to X, the social media network that he owns, to say that the Supercharger network would continue to grow, but “at a slower pace.” Last week, the executive added that Tesla would spend $500 million on expanding its Supercharger network this year.

Tesla has begun rehiring the nearly 500 members of its Tesla Supercharger team after a significant layoff last month.

Tesla has fired another 600 employees in California, including factory workers, robotic engineers, and software developers.

When CEO Elon Musk met with charging chief Rebecca Tinucci two weeks after an initial round of layoffs, it couldn't have gone worse.

Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters.