Peter Rawlinson is a British businessman and engineer based in California. He is the chief executive officer,[1] chief technology officer and board member[2] of Lucid Motors and is known for his work as Chief Vehicle Engineer of the Tesla Model S and the Lucid Air.[3]
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 Rawlinson in 2019 | |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Occupation(s) | CEO and CTO of Lucid Motors |
| Known for | Tesla Model S |
Early life and education edit
Rawlinson was born in 1957 and grew up in South Wales and attended schooling in Cowbridge, a market town near Cardiff.[4] He considered going to art school before deciding to become an engineer.[5] Rawlinson attended Imperial College London, graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1979.[6]
Career edit
Rawlinson has held several positions in the UK automotive industry, including Principal Engineer at Jaguar Cars, Chief Engineer at Lotus Cars and Head of Vehicle Engineering at Corus Automotive.[7]
After joining Tesla in 2009,[8] Rawlinson served as Vice President and Chief Vehicle Engineering of Tesla Model S.[9] In this role, Rawlinson was responsible for the technical execution and delivery of the Model S,[10] improving structure and production by taking advantage of the fewer restrictions facilitated by electric vehicle drivetrain. [11][12][13][14] He resigned his position at Tesla in early 2012. [15]
Rawlinson joined Lucid Motors in 2013 as the Chief Technology Officer[16] and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2019.[17] He oversees the development of the Lucid Air along with Derek Jenkins.[18]
Rawlinson received $379 million in compensation from Lucid in 2022.[19]
References edit
- ^ "Lucid Motors Appoints Peter Rawlinson as CEO". Lucid Motors. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Lucid Motors Appoints Peter Rawlinson as CEO". PRNewsWire. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Dzikiy, Phil (23 April 2019). "Lucid CEO retires; CTO Peter Rawlinson, former Tesla engineer, to take over". Electrik.
- ^ Jolly, Jasper (3 April 2021). "Meet the Briton leading a Tesla rival who wants to save the planet". The Guardian.
- ^ Jolly, Jasper (3 April 2021). "Meet the Briton leading a Tesla rival who wants to save the planet". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Alumnus Peter Rawlinson of Lucid Motors visited Imperial | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Peter Rawlinson". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Tesla Motors Announces Senior Engineering and Manufacturing Executives". Tesla Motors and Globe Newswire. 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Tesla Motors Announces Senior Engineering and Manufacturing Executives". 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Peter Rawlinson". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Stevens, Tim (12 January 2011). "Tesla Chief Engineer Peter Rawlinson geeks out with us about Model S design". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Voelcker, John (14 January 2011). "Five Questions: Peter Rawlinson, Tesla Motors Chief Engineer". Green Car Reports. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Voelcker, John (14 January 2011). "Five Questions: Peter Rawlinson, Tesla Motors Chief Engineer (page 2)". Green Car Reports. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Vehicle structure on YouTube, Suspension on YouTube, Drive train on YouTube 2011
- ^ Gordon-Bloomfield, Nikki (16 January 2012). "Two Tesla Execs Leave Before 2012 Model S Launch, Stock Falls". Green Car Reports.
- ^ "Can Lucid succeed where others have failed?". Automotive News. December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Lucid Motors Appoints Peter Rawlinson as CEO". Lucid Motors. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Fehrenbacher, Katie (15 November 2016). "Tesla's Former Chief Engineer Has A New Luxury Electric Car". Fortune.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Lucid CEO's $379 million annual pay draws criticism from billionaire Elon Musk: 'Beware any company where leadership compensation is not linked to performance'". Fortune. Retrieved 5 September 2023.