[Tesla battery architecture director to leave] Vineet Mehta, head of Tesla battery architecture, is leaving soon. This is another high-level change in Tesla's battery team after Drew Baglino, head of battery and powertrain, left in April last year.
People familiar with the matter revealed that Mehta had widely informed team members of the decision on Tuesday, but it is not clear when he will leave and what his future career plans will be.
Since joining Tesla in 2007, Mehta has focused on battery technology innovation for 17 years and has made important contributions to the company's research and development of electric vehicle batteries.