I support 100% Rush’s comments. Marco
Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2024, at 7:05 AM, Rush via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > David - > > Your prejudice against Tesla is so evident and overwhelming. I think that it > is > actually very counterproductive to the EV world. It seems to me that you're > engaging in partisan politics, and that by continuously denigrating Tesla and > Elon Musk at every turn you are promoting hatred which as I understand is > against the EVDL List Conventions. > > You are the moderator of this list and as such should sent an example for the > rest of us. I think that a little moderation on your part is called for. > > Best regards, > > Rush Dougherty > TucsonEV > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of EV List Lackey via EV >> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:55 PM >> To: ev@lists.evdl.org >> Cc: EV List Lackey <evp...@drmm.net> >> Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments >> >> Tesla has dismissed 3 entire teams: >> >> - Vehicle and new product development >> >> - EV charging >> >> - Public policy >> >> Tesla had ONE bad quarter. Boom, they've laid off "at least" 10% of the > workforce >> (I've read that it's really closer to 20%). They've also dumped 3 major >> development teams and their directors. >> >> The importance of the first two seems pretty obvious. >> >> As I read it, the public policy folks would be the ones to negotiate with >> governments for clearance to deploy those "robotaxis" that Tesla seems to >> have >> bet their future on. >> >> This after one bad quarter. It seems a little rash to me, but what do I >> know? >> >> In more detail: >> >> 1. Tesla has dismissed Daniel Ho, director of vehicle programs and new >> product >> introduction; and laid off his entire team. Ho had been with Tesla since > 2013. >> >> 2. They fired senior director of EV charging Rebecca Tinucci and laid off her > entire >> team. Tinucci was hired in 2018. >> >> 3. Rohan Patel, vice president of public policy and business development, > resigned >> earlier this month. Now Tesla has laid off the entire public policy team. >> >> Musk, in an email: "Hopefully these actions are making it clear that we need > to be >> absolutely hardcore about headcount and cost reduction. While some on exec > staff >> are taking this seriously, most are not yet doing so." >> >> Presumably (one hopes?) these functions will be taken over by some of Tesla's >> other "hardcore" (overworked) employees. Sure glad I'm not one of them. >> >> More info: >> >> https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on- >> superchargers-new-vehicles/ >> >> or https://v.gd/lrDabh >> >> https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-musk-trims- >> senior-management-amid-more-layoffs-information-reports-2024-04-30/ >> >> or https://v.gd/YQoopg >> >> This article seems to suggest that with NACS becoming an industry standard, > Tesla >> doesn't really need to participate any more: >> >> https://www.designnews.com/automotive-engineering/tesla-supercharger-layoffs- >> throw-industry-nacs-shift-into-turmoil >> >> or https://cntp.me/gPhNuPw >> >> ----- >> >> PS - Apart from the literal-more-than-decimation of Tesla's staff, this makes > 5 top >> brass who've left lately. Some of them had fairly long tenure. >> >> In addition to the 3 above, their longtime vice president of investor > relations, >> Martin Viecha, resigned recently. And earlier this month, Senior Vice > President >> Drew Baglino left. Baglino was in charge of engineering batteries and >> motors. >> He'd been with Tesla for 18 years. >> >> Not exactly a rush for the exits, but still ... concerning. >> >> David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey >> >> To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist > address >> here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt >> >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> >> We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for >> us would be good for the world. We must change our lives so that >> it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what >> is good for the world will be good for us. >> >> -- Wendell Berry = = = = > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> >> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. >> www.avg.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
