雙語新聞：特斯拉裁員危及美國超級充電站計劃
Elon Musk's decision to gut Tesla's electric vehicle charging team is scrambling plans for rolling out new fast-charging stations and may delay US President Joe Biden's efforts to electrify the nation's highways.
埃隆·馬斯克決定解散特斯拉的電動汽車充電團隊，這一決定正在打亂推出新的快速充電站的計劃，并可能推遲美國總統(tǒng)喬·拜登為全國高速公路供電的努力。
In 2023, the Biden administration announced rules for an ambitious plan to expand the country's charging infrastructure and jump-start EV adoption. Under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, the government is doling out $5 billion to states over five years to build 500,000 public EV chargers.
2023年，拜登政府宣布了一項雄心勃勃的計劃的規(guī)則，該計劃旨在擴大國家的充電基礎設施，并啟動電動汽車的采用。根據國家電動汽車基礎設施計劃，政府將在五年內向各州撥款50億美元，用于建造50萬個公共電動汽車充電器。
EV market leader Tesla, which operates the largest network of fast chargers — called Superchargers — in the US and is the biggest winner of those federal funds so far, was seen as a crucial part of that plan.
電動汽車市場領導者特斯拉在美國運營著最大的快速充電網絡——稱為超級充電站，并且迄今為止是這些聯邦資金的最大受益者，被視為該計劃的關鍵部分。
Since news of Tesla's abrupt EV charging layoffs surfaced, however, executives at charging companies say they have been receiving phone calls from landlords looking for a new partner for their private charging projects after Tesla pulled out.
然而，自從特斯拉突然裁員電動汽車充電的消息浮出水面以來，充電公司的高管們表示，在特斯拉退出后，他們一直接到房東的電話，為他們的私人充電項目尋找新的合作伙伴。
Since the layoffs, Musk posted on his social media platform X that Tesla plans "to grow the Supercharger network, just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100 percent uptime and expansion of existing locations".
自裁員以來，馬斯克在他的社交媒體平臺X上發(fā)帖稱，特斯拉計劃“繼續(xù)擴展超級充電網絡，只是新地點的增長速度會放緩，并更多地關注現有地點的100%正常運行時間和擴展”。
A spokesperson for the federal Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which oversees the NEVI program, said in an email it does not expect individual business decisions to affect EV charging projects funded by the government.
負責監(jiān)督NEVI項目的聯邦能源和交通聯合辦公室發(fā)言人在一封電子郵件中表示，預計個人商業(yè)決策不會影響政府資助的電動汽車充電項目。
Colorado will adjust its program as needed, said Kay Kelly, chief of innovative mobility for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Texas — the biggest beneficiary of NEVI funds — said it does not anticipate any effect from Tesla's layoffs.
科羅拉多州交通部創(chuàng)新交通主管Kay Kelly表示，科羅拉多州將根據需要調整其計劃。新能源汽車基金的最大受益者得克薩斯州表示，預計特斯拉裁員不會產生任何影響。
Tesla's change of plans, however, will affect the entire EV industry. Almost all automakers decided in 2023 to adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard for their vehicles from 2025. That could provide a silver lining for other charging startups — and recently laid-off Tesla employees.
然而，特斯拉計劃的改變將影響整個電動汽車行業(yè)。2023年，幾乎所有汽車制造商都決定從2025年起采用特斯拉的北美充電標準。這可能會給其他充電初創(chuàng)公司以及最近被解雇的特斯拉員工帶來一線希望。
"There will be a lot more NEVI sites available if Tesla backs out of projects they have already won, or withdraw their applications," Rick Wilmer, CEO of charging company ChargePoint, said. "It will be an opportunity for others to jump in and fill that void."
充電公司ChargePoint的首席執(zhí)行官Rick Wilmer表示：“如果特斯拉退出他們已經贏得的項目，或者撤回他們的申請，將會有更多的新能源汽車站點可用”。“這將是其他人加入進來填補這一空白的機會。”
充電公司ChargePoint的首席執(zhí)行官Rick Wilmer表示：“如果特斯拉退出他們已經贏得的項目，或者撤回他們的申請，將會有更多的新能源汽車站點可用”。“這將是其他人加入進來填補這一空白的機會。”
