Peter Rawlinson (engineer)


Peter Rawlinson is a British engineer based in California. He is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Lucid Motors and is 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.
After joining Tesla in 2009, Rawlinson served 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, improving structure and production by taking advantage of the fewer restrictions facilitated by electric vehicle drivetrain in three years' time.
Peter joined Lucid Motors in 2013 as the Chief Technology Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2019 He oversees the development of the Lucid Air along with Derek Jenkins.