Peter Rawlinson (engineer)

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Peter Rawlinson
Rawlinson in 2019
Alma materImperial College London
Occupation(s)CEO and CTO of Lucid Motors
Known forTesla Model S

Peter Rawlinson is a British engineer based in California. He is the chief executive officer[1] and chief technology officer of Lucid Motors and is known for his work as Chief Vehicle Engineer of the Tesla Model S and the Lucid Air.

Early life and education

Rawlinson was born in 1957 and grew up in South Wales and attended schooling in Cowbridge, a market town near Cardiff. He considered going to art school before deciding to become an engineer.[2] Rawlinson attended Imperial College London, graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1979.[3]

Career

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.[4]

After joining Tesla in 2010, Rawlinson served as Vice President and Chief Vehicle Engineering of Tesla Model S.[5] In this role, Rawlinson was responsible for the technical execution and delivery of the Model S,[6] improving structure and production by taking advantage of the fewer restrictions facilitated by electric vehicle drivetrain. [7][8][9][10] He resigned his position at Tesla in early 2012. [11]

Rawlinson joined Lucid Motors in 2013 as the Chief Technology Officer[12] and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2019.[13] He oversees the development of the Lucid Air along with Derek Jenkins.[14]

Rawlinson received $379 million in compensation from Lucid in 2022.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Lucid Motors Appoints Peter Rawlinson as CEO". Lucid Motors. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jolly, Jasper (3 April 2021). "Meet the Briton leading a Tesla rival who wants to save the planet". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Alumnus Peter Rawlinson of Lucid Motors visited Imperial | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Peter Rawlinson". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Tesla Motors Announces Senior Engineering and Manufacturing Executives". 20 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Executive Profile: Peter Rawlinson". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Vehicle structure on YouTube, Suspension on YouTube, Drive train on YouTube 2011
  11. ^ Gordon-Bloomfield, Nikki (16 January 2012). "Two Tesla Execs Leave Before 2012 Model S Launch, Stock Falls". Green Car Reports.
  12. ^ "Can Lucid succeed where others have failed?". Automotive News. December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Lucid Motors Appoints Peter Rawlinson as CEO". Lucid Motors. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  14. ^ Fehrenbacher, Katie (15 November 2016). "Tesla's Former Chief Engineer Has A New Luxury Electric Car". Fortune.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. ^ "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.
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