{"id":341057,"date":"2017-05-16T20:58:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T12:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1490912"},"modified":"2017-05-16T20:58:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T12:58:27","slug":"solarcity-founder-lyndon-rive-is-leaving-tesla-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/solarcity-founder-lyndon-rive-is-leaving-tesla-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarCity founder Lyndon Rive is leaving Tesla in June"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lyndon Rive, the CEO and co-founder of SolarCity prior to its acquisition by Tesla, will leave the automaker\/energy company in June. Rive\u00a0announced\u00a0his departure on Monday in an interview with Reuters<\/a>, saying he\u2019s departing in order to spend more time with family and will also be spinning up a new company sometime next year.<\/p>\n

Since the two companies combined, Rive has been working as the head of sales and services for Tesla\u2019s energy division, which includes SolarCity\u2019s rooftop panels and Tesla\u2019s Powerwall batteries, along with both companies\u2019 commercial operations. Rive is Musk\u2019s cousin, and co-founded SolarCity in 2006 with his brother Peter. Peter will remain at Tesla, with a role focused specifically on Tesla\u2019s new solar roofing product, which opened for orders last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rive told Reuters that he\u2019s more interested in \u201cstarting and running companies,\u201d but it\u2019s also true that Tesla has changed its strategy regarding installations on homes, which\u00a0definitely\u00a0impacts Rive\u2019s original vision of providing a means to get to low-cost, widespread distribution of aftermarket installations for everyday people.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve reached out to Tesla for comment, and will update if we receive any\u00a0additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Lyndon Rive, the CEO and co-founder of SolarCity prior to its acquisition by Tesla, will leave the automaker\/energy company in June. Rive\u00a0announced\u00a0his departure on Monday in an interview with Reuters, saying he’s departing in order to spend more time with family and will also be spinning up a new company sometime next year. Since the two companies combined, Rive has been working as… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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