I received my Soliton1 and throttle pot, as well as a Soliton Jr. and throttle destined to a gentleman a little further north in Canada.
He is also a lecturer at his alma mater, Stanford University, where he created and teaches an engineering class and lab focused on energy storage integration (CEE 176C) in the Engineering Department.We will only contact you for marketing or promotional purposes, or include you in our Newsletter distribution list, if the box is ticked. He is the holder of 10 U.S. patents and is on 19 pending patent applications for motors, batteries and powertrain components. Redwood Materials is a circular economy startup that focuses on recycling complex materials such as batteries as the world transitions to electric vehicles and sustainable transportation.At Tesla, JB Straubel managed the technical direction and engineering design of Tesla products including battery technology, power electronics, motors, software, firmware and controls. He is also a lecturer at his alma mater, Stanford University, where he created and teaches an engineering class and lab focused on energy storage integration (CEE 176C) in the Engineering Department.We will only contact you for marketing or promotional purposes, or include you in our Newsletter distribution list, if the box is ticked. In his case current was limited to 900A because the clutch would slip. There is a weight savings of roughly 35.5lbs in rotating mass, since I would have required 38lbs of flywheel/clutch/pressure plate and an estimated 5lbs of coupler to attach to the motor. JB Straubel: Owner's Other EV: Electric Bike: Location: Palo Alto, California United States map: Web/Email: WebPage: Vehicle: 1984 Porsche 944: Motor: Advanced DC 203-06-4001 Series Wound DC two 8" Drivetrain: Motors in the front stacked and belted together into a front flywheel/clutch. There are a number of factors that contributed to the decision.All entries, chronologically...The Solitons are very solid and appear to be very well put together.
JB Straubel now holds the active role of senior advisor at Tesla.
JB has had a long personal passion for electric vehicles, including building an Electric Porsche 944 that held a world EV racing record, a Custom Electric Bicycle , and a pioneering new Hybrid Trailer System that he … JB is also the point executive driving OEM partner relationships at Tesla with Toyota, Daimler, Panasonic and others. JB Straubel. JB is also an accomplished pilot. One of the founders of Tesla Motors, JB Straubel converted a Porsche 944 to electric using a pair of 8″ motors, a 1200A controller and 20 yellow top optima batteries. In addition to his current work at Tesla Motors, JB serves on the Board of Directors of SolarCity (SCTY) and is an accomplished private pilot with multi-engine, instrument and glider ratings.Stanford Energy is brought to you by the Precourt Institute for Energy.Prior to Tesla, JB was the chief technical officer and co-founder of the aerospace firm, Volacom, which designed a specialized high-altitude electric aircraft platform. JB Straubel, whose full name is Jeffrey Brian Straubel, is an American businessman and ex-CTO of the Tesla Inc. I will also need to design a mounting system for the A/C compressor that will run off the tail shaft of the motor.What about safety? Mr. Straubel has had a lifelong passion for electric vehicles that had him rebuild an electric golf cart at the age of 14.
JB Straubel, one of the co-founders of Tesla, has stepped down from his CTO role with the company, although he will stay on as a senior advisor. JB’s passion for electric vehicles began at a young age starting with rebuilding electric golf carts at the age of 14, converting a Porsche 944 which held a world electric vehicle racing record. Straubel is an inventor of over 30 patents covering most areas of Tesla’s core battery, motor and controls systems.JB Straubel is now co-founder and CEO of Redwood Materials. In 2008 the MIT Technology Review chose Straubel as “#1 Innovator of 35 under 35 for the year”. As the budget opened up a little and I was able to turn my conversion from sporty to high performance (most of this in the battery selection) I selected the Warp11HV simply because it had the performance reputation, unfortunatially it also came with a large price tag to match.