""I do need to address the elephant in the room: the main reason I'm leaving is that I think Elon has dealt huge damage to Tesla's mission (and to the health of democratic institutions in several countries)," Giorgio Balestrieri, a staff algorithms engineer who joined in 2017, wrote in a scathing LinkedIn post last week. "Beyond that, Elon's leadership and decision making seem seriously compromised.""
""Balestrieri worked on Autobidder, Tesla's energy trading platform that allows individuals and businesses to monetize the energy they store in battery systems, often generated by renewables like wind and solar. According to Balestrieri, the company's battery storage initiatives are "key to operating low-carbon grids," while "data and algorithms have taken center stage in the energy transition." But he no longer feels that Musk is committed to championing that transition to a greener energy future.""
""This is not just about politics: it's about lying to the public, manipulating public discourse, targeting minorities and supporting climate change deniers and political forces aligned with the oil and gas industry," Balestrieri wrote. "I think it's fairly indisputable that the current US administration is slowing down the energy transition." Musk built Tesla and his own brand on a green promise: that solar panels and electric cars would help us get out of climate doom.""
After eight years at Tesla, Giorgio Balestrieri resigned as a staff algorithms engineer and cited significant concerns about leadership and mission. He worked on Autobidder, Tesla's energy trading platform that monetizes stored renewable energy and supports battery storage critical for low-carbon grids. He asserted that data and algorithms are central to the energy transition but expressed doubt about Elon Musk's commitment to that transition. He accused leadership of lying, manipulating public discourse, targeting minorities, and supporting climate change deniers and fossil-aligned political forces. He also linked recent political developments to a slowing of the US energy transition.
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