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Jeffrey Brian "JB" Straubel (born December 20, 1975) is part of the founding team and the Chief Technical Officer of Tesla Motors, an electric car company based in Palo Alto, California. At Tesla, Straubel oversees the technical and engineering design of the vehicles. Straubel also has responsibility for new technology evaluation, R&D, technical diligence review of key vendors and partners, IP, and systems validation testing.
In addition to his work at Tesla, Straubel is also on the Board of Directors for SolarCity. He is also a lecturer at his alma mater, Stanford University, where he teaches the popular Energy Storage Integration class in the Atmosphere and Energy Program.
In 2008, Straubel was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35. He spoke at MIT's Emtech conference on a panel on green transportation in Boston, MA in September 2008.
Straubel was honored to keynote the Stanford Alumni EDAY in July 2008. In July 2008, Straubel spoke on a transportation panel "Progression Toward EVs" at Plug In 2008. In early 2008, Stanford Magazine featured Straubel's role in growing the Stanford presence at Tesla Motors.
For more visit: https://evannex.com/blogs/news/117920965-tesla-co-founder-jb-straubel-hints-at-forthcoming-autonomous-driving-and-battery-breakthroughs-video And, for another highlights video of JB Straubel at a panel during the International Transport Conference, visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m6J7DveIxo Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel was a keynote speaker at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany during an Open Ministerial Session titled, "Accelerating the transition: Innovation for greener and more inclusive transport." Straubel spoke at the session and received some challenging questions afterwards. He addressed standards for both electric vehicle charging and autonomous driving but focused mostly on "three...
Tesla Motors, Chief Technology Officer, JB Straubel speaks with Daniel Yergin.
Tesla Motors JB Straubel University of Nevada, Reno 10.11.2015
College of Engineering's Distinguished Lecture Series JB Straubel, co-founder and chief technical officer of Tesla Motors, shares an energizing overview of how advanced battery technologies and electric cars can pave the way toward energy independence and economic development, and how education and innovation plays a key role in reaching those goals. Filmed by Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center - @One Digital Media Technology
Elon Musk and JB Straubel speak at the Edison Electric Institute annual convention in New Orleans about Tesla’s role and vision for electric energy. Elon responds boldly to the defamatory LA Times article and doesn't mince his words, calling them assholes. Pure bliss. Overview: 00:00. Why SpaceX and Tesla 02:10. Communalities between SpaceX and Tesla 05:25. Company (meeting) culture 12:05. Disruption & sustainable energy 17:22. Nuclear vs. solar 19:35. Future of electric 22:40. Supercharger explained 31:30. EV needs for success 34:40. Battery manufacturing 36:35. Powerwall 36:35. Powerwall 42:00. Powerpack benefit for the utilities sector 49:05. Elon blasts the L.A. Times - calls them assholes (52:08) 53:17. Toys for the wealthy 59:10. Future projects Credits: Thanks to http://www.eei.o...
For more on Straubel's keynote speech, visit: https://evannex.com/blogs/news/117920965-tesla-co-founder-jb-straubel-hints-at-forthcoming-autonomous-driving-and-battery-breakthroughs-video We reported on Tesla co-founder and chief technical officer JB Straubel who recently gave a keynote speech (see link above) at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany. It turns out that Straubel was also invited to speak on a separate panel. This new video contains highlights specifically of Straubel's comments during the panel. He covered a wide range of topics including possibilities for a Tesla truck, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and why EVs were superior to hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology. For the original video footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n86xuCAauoc
JB Straubel, Tesla Motors' CTO & the man behind the startup's major technical advances, tells us his electric mission to make our entire energy usage carbon-free.
Apologies in advance for quality. Was not expecting to record the keynote and only had my cellphone. Part 2 appears to be corrupted, Part 3 and part of the Q&A; session has now been posted. Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrflzHBsQYU Part 4 (Q&A;): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_RlmzQVdQ0 On the bright side, the full keynote + Q&A; was recorded professionally and will likely be posted on the OCE Discovery youtube page in the near future.
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Excerpt from Tesla Motors [NASDAQ:TSLA] Shareholder meeting, May 30, 2016. Reproduced here for Journalistic purposes under fair use.
For more, visit: http://evannex.com/blogs/news/116340037-tesla-gigafactory-take-an-inside-tour-with-teslas-jb-straubel Tesla Motors co-founder and CTO, JB Straubel, took Lauren Sommer from KQED Science* on a tour of the Gigafactory. She explained, " "Tesla’s Gigafactory is a lot like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory: it’s mysterious, it’s big and few people have been inside." Well... it turns out this informative interview with Sommer provides even deeper insights into the Gigafactory, photo outtakes, and some helpful behind-the-scenes analysis. Sommer recaps in her article, "Like Willy Wonka’s factory, there’s a lot of hype about this place, both for the records it’s breaking and the company’s mystique... [and] Tesla expects the factory, created in partnership with Panasonic, to double t...
JB Straubel, Co-Founder & CTO of Tesla Motors presents to students during the Energy@Stanford & SLAC Conference on September 13th, 2013.
"Fireside chat: The Tesla Story - Perspectives from the CTO and VC" JB Straubel, co-founder and CTO, Tesla Motors Ira Ehrenpreis, general partner, Technology Partners GCEP Symposium - October 8, 2013