- Insider asked electric-vehicle companies to nominate the industry’s most influential leaders.
- Startups could nominate anyone, except their CEOs, and Insider received over 110 submissions.
- Meet 30 EV power players and learn how they’re changing the industry.
The automotive industry is barreling toward an electric future, with major automakers and startups alike planning to spend some $330 billion on electrification through 2025 alone, according to Alix Partners.
It’s not just the cars and their propulsion systems that are changing with these massive investments. Every aspect of the automotive ecosystem is morphing, from new charging infrastructure and fleet-management operations to changes in the supply chain and recycling pipelines for new materials.
This shift away from a centuries-old business model is requiring the deft and innovative leadership of executives, engineers, and big thinkers from every corner of the manufacturing industry.
To figure out who, exactly, is leading this adventure, Insider looked not just at the big players like Rivian and GM, but at the outfits that have marshaled to support a new kind of supply chain, from pulling materials from the ground to helping drivers find a spot to plug in.
From more than 110 nominations, we selected 30 leaders as most likely to usher the automotive industry into its electrified future. Read on to meet them all.
You can also check out our EV-industry power players from 2021.
