Hard to see how this pays off in the short, medium, or long term.

What the fuck?!

This is what happens when you alienate your old clientele and fail to befriend a new one.

“Elon Musk laid off Tesla’s Supercharger team after taking $17 million in federal charging grants” - https://qz.com/elon-musl-tesla-supercharger-team-layoffs-federal-grant-1851448613 - Can we pull his government contracts now?