Elon Musk stated that Tesla will have to cut 10% of its employees Elon Musk stated that Tesla will have to cut 10% of its employees Electric car maker Tesla will have to cut about 10 percent of its workforce. The head of the company, Elon Musk, announced this in an e-mail to staff.The letter sent out indicated that the company would have to “cut about 10 percent of its employees” as well as “suspend hiring around the world.”“I have a very bad feeling about the economy,” Musk also said.Tesla has not yet made any comment on the matter.