Interview
After stints as principal engineer at Jaguar and chief engineer at Lotus Cars, in 2009, Peter Rawlinson found himself at Tesla, as the key man behind the development of the earth-shattering Model S. Now, some 11 years later, Rawlinson holds a dual role as the CEO and CTO of EV competitor Lucid Motors—a 16-minute drive from Tesla’s Fremont factory.
Tell me about this journey of yours.
It began 11 years ago when I got a phone call from Elon
