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Peter Rawlinson is a British engineer based in California. He is the Chief Technology Officer of Lucid Motors and is best known for his work as Chief Engineer on the Tesla Model S and the Lucid Air.
Biography
Born and brought up in South Wales, Rawlinson attended Cowbridge Grammar School, later graduating in Engineering from Imperial College, London.
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.
Joining Tesla in 2009, serving as Vice President of Vehicle Engineering and Chief Engineer of the Model S. In this role, Rawlinson was responsible for the technical execution and delivery of the Model S, using the fewer restrictions facilitated by electric vehicle drivetrain to improve structure and production.
Peter joined Lucid in 2013 as the Chief Technology Officer. He oversees the development of the Lucid Air along with Derek Jenkins.