You're thinking of Martin Eberhard, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Eberhard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Eberhard: "In 2010, Martin Eberhard

You're thinking of Martin Eberhard, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Eberhard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Eberhard: "In 2010, Martin Eberhard confirmed to Autoblog Green that he was doing work with Volkswagen, but no further details have been provided [...] Later, he worked at Lucid Motors, a startup funded by LeEco and others which was created to compete with Tesla, until 2015 [...] In 2017, Eberhard founded inEVit in a bid to supply major OEMs with electric drivetrains and power storage solutions. [...] In October, 2017, Eberhard joined Sokon Industry Group when that company acquired Inevit. This branch was renamed SF Motors."