Posted 3/20/2024, 1:58:46 AM
Former Tesla Employees Accused of Stealing Battery Tech to Start Rival Company
- Two men, Klaus Pflugbeil and Yilong Shao, accused of stealing Tesla battery tech and starting a company in China
- Pflugbeil arrested, Shao at large; both face up to 10 years in prison
- Men worked at Canadian company bought by Tesla in 2019 that had proprietary battery assembly line tech
- Defendants started a company in 2020 that makes the same assembly lines, marketing as Tesla alternative
- Company expanded to Canada, Germany, and Brazil