(Bloomberg) — Panasonic Corp. has hired a former Tesla Inc. battery guru to a senior role at the so-called gigafactory the two companies share in the U.S.Celina Mikolajczak, who left Tesla in early 2018 for short stint at Uber Technologies Inc., joined Panasonic this month as vice president of battery technology. She’ll be based in Reno, Nevada, where Tesla and Panasonic produce electric vehicle battery packs for Model 3 sedans.“Celina is a leader in the lithium-ion industry who is widely recognized for her technical acumen and leadership,” Allan Swan, president of Panasonic Energy of North America, said in an emailed …read more
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