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Drew Baglino, Tesla‘s Senior Vice-President for Powertrain and Energy Engineering has reportedly resigned from Tesla. Baglino joined Tesla in an early phase in 2006 leading the firmware development for the Tesla Roadster.
On X, Tesla’s SVP wrote: “I made the difficult decision to move on from Tesla after 18 years yesterday. I am so thankful to have worked with and learned from the countless incredibly talented people at Tesla over the years”.
“I loved tackling nearly every problem we solved as a team and feel gratified to have contributed to the mission of accelerating the transition to sustainable energy, a mission that I am quite passionate about. I will always have a warm spot for the people of Tesla and Tesla products in my heart and wish the team and company the best in the future. When I joined as a junior firmware / electrical engineer back in 2006, a future Tesla that produced the world’s top selling vehicle was well beyond my expected set of outcomes. A reminder to all of us to set higher expectations, I guess :),” he added.
Baglino joined Tesla in March 2006 and was part of a small group that completely re-architected the control electronics and firmware of the Tesla Roadster power electronics module. He led firmware development for motor, traction, and driveline control for the Roadster.
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Three and half years after becoming VP of Technology, Baglino was promoted to Senior VP for Powertrain and Energy Engineering and was leading engineering and technology development of Tesla’s batteries, motors, drive units, power electronics, and energy products.
On his LinkedIn, he adds that he was also accountable for Tesla’s charging and energy businesses, and cell and energy manufacturing operations.
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The world’s largest EV maker issued an email on Monday to all employees announcing a >10% reduction in its global staff representing more than 14,000 employees.
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk emphasized that “it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost reductions and increasing productivity”.
Despite this reduction, Tesla’s workforce has seen substantial growth, expanding from 38,000 employees in early 2018 to 140,000 in early 2024.
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The company announced on Friday a substantial price cut for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised subscriptions in the U.S. and also introduced the subscription model in Canada at CA$99 per month.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | [email protected] | LinkedIn | X
