– USA, CA – Enevate Corp., a pioneering battery innovation company featuring fast charge and high-density battery technologies for electric vehicles and other markets, today announced the appointment of Bob Kruse to its Board of Directors as CEO and President, succeeding Robert Rango who retires but remains on the Board of Directors.
About Robert A. Kruse Jr.,
Bob Kruse is the former SVP of Product Execution at Faraday Future Intelligent Electrics. At Faraday, which he joined in 2019, Bob Kruse was responsible for product development, and advanced technology, and led product execution strategy. Prior to joining Faraday, he was CTO of Karma Automotive from January 2017 to October 2019, and before that CTO of Qoros Automotive in China. He also served as VP at Townsend Capital where he led the investment round to transition Dow Kokam to XALT Energy. He previously served as COO and a member of the board of Sakti3, a solid-state battery company. From 1978 to 2009, Kruse worked at General Motors Corp. in various leadership capacities including as Global Executive Director in charge of hybrid, electric vehicles, and advanced technology batteries, among others. He led the development of the first generation of the Chevrolet Volt.
He currently serves on the advisory board of American Battery Solutions.
“Enevate is known in the EV and battery markets for its next-generation fast-charging EV battery technology which is ready for commercialization now,” said Bob Kruse. “I am thrilled to be joining Enevate’s best-in-class team and am excited by the opportunity to grow our presence in the EV and battery world.”
About Enevate
Enevate develops and licenses advanced battery technology for electric vehicles, with a vision of charging as fast as refueling gas cars, being accessible and affordable to everyone and accelerating EVs’ mass adoption. Boasting a portfolio of more than 600 patents issued and in process, Enevate’s pioneering advancements (including leveraging accelerated battery testing and machine learning) in silicon-dominant anodes and cells have resulted in battery technology that features five-minute extreme fast charging with high energy density, low-temperature operation for cold climates, low cost and safety advantages over conventional batteries.
Enevate’s vision is to develop and propagate EV battery technology that contributes to a clean and sustainable environment. The Irvine, California-based company’s investors include Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (Alliance Ventures), LG Chem, Samsung Venture Investment Corp, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures – a Sumitomo Corporation company, Lenovo, CEC Capital, and Bangchak. Enevate, the Enevate logo, HD-Energy, XFC-Energy, and eBoost are registered trademarks of Enevate Corporation.
For more information: https://www.enevate.com/
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