I made the difficult decision to move on from Tesla after 18 years yesterday. I am so thankful to have worked with and learned from the countless incredibly talented people at Tesla over the years.
I loved tackling nearly 🤣 every problem we solved as a team and feel gratified
Drew Baglino
236 posts
Founder and CEO of Heron Power Former SVP of Powertrain and Energy at Tesla
Joined October 2008
- Had some fun muddying up Cyber after Tesla Lithium groundbreaking today!
- Replying to @elonmuskThank you for always pushing us to do our best work from first principles. It’s the only way to unlock the art of the possible.
- Welcome to NACS, Ford customers!Replying to @TeslaChargingTo accelerate the transition to sustainable energy, we look forward to more EVs adopting the North American Charging Standard & using the Supercharger network
- After a year focused on my family, enjoying extended travel and many hours spent gardening and surfing, I’m excited to share that I’ve started a new company, Heron Power. The electricity sector is struggling to keep pace with AI’s insatiable energy demand on top of the growing
- throwback to 8 years ago, after a super successful Model 3 launch event…
- Replying to @baglinoLooking forward I have no concrete plans beyond spending more time with my family and young kids. But, as people who know me well can attest, I have difficulty sitting still for long… 😄
- Excellent work by Tesla's energy team! Our Texas customers can now unlock the full potential of their powerwalls, reducing energy costs and enabling more renewable grids!Introducing Tesla Electric, the electricity plan that offers low-cost clean energy for homes with Powerwall—starting in Texas → tesla.com/electric
- Replying to @jbella @larsmoravy and 2 othersAgreed, sentry mode power consumption needs improvement, the team is working to reduce by ~40% in a Q2 software update.
- Replying to @alojohAnother reason for pedal-in delay is to avoid drive line oscillation. At Tesla back in 2013 we developed sophisticated active damping controls to enable a butter smooth yet responsive pedal without triggering half-shaft resonances or harsh sounding gear meshing / unmeshing as
- Today I'm excited to announce Heron Power has closed a $38M Series A led by Capricorn, with participation from @Breakthrough, @EnergyImpact_ , @gigascale, @JoinPowerhouse, Valor, JB Straubel, and Zach Kirkhorn. Heron Power’s first product, the Heron Link, replaces legacy
- Craning in one of the last XLs at our coming-soon 125MW/250MWh installation at GFTX
- So proud of the energy team’s contribution to Tesla’s mission!Congratulations Megapack team on 12 GWh of operating industrial storage at 99% availability!
- Stopped by to congratulate the local team on the successful COD of the 185MW @HwnElectric @Tesla_Megapack installation on Oahu today.














