JB Straubel

After years of there only being Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and a handful of others in the electric vehicle space, many legacy automakers are ramping up efforts to expand their businesses into this area. A Tesla co-founder has a warning for the legacy automakers. What Happened: Tesla co-founder...

Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) co-founder JB Straubel, has raised another $700 million for its electric vehicle battery recycling push. What Happened: The Nevada-based company said in a statement it had secured series C funding amounting to more than $700 million from...

Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) co-founder JB Straubel’s EV battery recycling startup Redwood Materials has bought 100 acres of land in Sparks, Nevada, near the electric vehicle maker’s Nevada Gigafactory, as per a TechCrunch report.  What Happened: The acquisition is part of...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) co-founder JB Straubel’s recycling startup Redwood Materials is partnering with North American electronic waste processing company ERI to recycle batteries and solar panels. What Happened: As part of the partnership, Nevada-based Redwood has made an undisclosed...

What Happened: JB Straubel, Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) former Chief Technology Officer, has found a way to make electric cars cheaper by extracting batteries from old iPhones and other personal electronic items, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Why It’s Important: All...

The list of high-profile executive departures from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) grew even larger with perhaps the most notable name to date: co-founder and Chief Technology Officer J.B. Straubel. What Happened Straubel was part of Tesla's founding team, and as CTO he oversaw new...

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) still plans to sell its mainstream automobile in 2017. There were concerns that the company may postpone its release after Inside EVs published a slide (presented by Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel at the EIA Conference) that said the Model 3 was coming in...