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We need this bloke on the team.

Tesla's battery engineering head Jon Wagner leaves the electric car maker

• Nov 7 2017 at 8:15 AM
• Updated 50 mins ago

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Tesla had also said that the main constraint on Model 3 production was its battery module assembly line at its Nevada Gigafactory, where the company had to redesign part of the production process. Bloomberg
by Aishwarya Venugopal
Tesla's director of battery engineering, Jon Wagner, has left the electric car manufacturer, according to his LinkedIn profile.

According to Wagner's LinkedIn page, he is launching a battery and powertrain start-up in California. The timeline of his departure is not known.

Wagner, who joined the company in January 2013, was involved in developing technology for all of Tesla's cars, as well as the Powerwall, according to his profile.

Last week, Tesla pushed back its target for volume production on its new Model 3 sedan by about three months, saying it was difficult to predict how long it would take to fix production bottlenecks.

Tesla had also said that the main constraint was its battery module assembly line at its Nevada Gigafactory, where the company had to redesign part of the production process.

Tesla and Wagner did not respond to requests for comment.