Tesla has opened a formal search to replace CEO Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal reported. Early last year amid the company’s struggles, Musk considered stepping down as executive, but feared no one else would be able to carry out his vision for the company,

“Instead of meeting with him in person, I’m talking to him on the phone, but it’s the same net effect,” White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told the New York Post in an interview discussing the Trump administration’s first 100 days.