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Stellantis
Fourteen car brands, one Dutch holding company, and a bet that a constellation beats a single star. Inside the automaker stitched together from Jeep, Peugeot, Fiat and Maserati - and the reset now under way.
Terraline
Terraline is a Bay Area vehicle technology company founded in 2021 (originally Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies) by ex-Tesla and Waymo engineer Graham Doorley. It set out to decarbonize freight with a clean-sheet, battery-electric Class 8 long-haul truck, the Tangra LH1, boasting 500+ miles of range and the lowest drag coefficient of any Class 8 truck. The company has since evolved toward a software-defined vehicle (SDV) platform - a central compute system, cloud telemetry, and an AI backend - aimed at modernizing the electronic architecture of heavy machines.
Derek Maunus
Derek Maunus is the President and CEO of GILLIG LLC, America's oldest surviving bus manufacturer, founded in 1890 and now headquartered in Livermore, California. He joined GILLIG in 2011 and rose through roles in aftermarket parts and manufacturing before being appointed CEO in 2018. Under his leadership, GILLIG has expanded its clean-energy portfolio - including battery electric, hybrid, CNG, and hydrogen fuel cell buses - and executed a complex relocation from Hayward to a new 600,000 sq ft solar-powered facility in Livermore. With roughly 1,100 employees and annual revenue near $325M, GILLIG holds significant market share in North American heavy-duty transit bus manufacturing.
Graham Doorley
Graham Doorley is the Founder and CEO of Terraline, a Fremont-based startup building the first clean-sheet, battery-electric Class 8 long-haul truck with 500+ miles of range. A lifelong car enthusiast with a Physics-Materials Science degree from Carnegie Mellon and a Mechatronics Masters from Stanford, he spent eight years as a senior engineer at Google X and Waymo - where he led the early self-driving truck project that became Waymo Via - before designing Tesla Model S suspension systems. In 2021, he channeled that accumulated expertise into Terraline (originally Solo AVT), assembling a team of Waymo, Tesla, BMW, Ford, Faraday Futures, and Rivian alumni to tackle freight's massive emissions problem with a truck agnostic to whether the driver is human or autonomous.
Smart #1
The Smart #1 is a battery-electric subcompact crossover SUV that marks the complete reinvention of the Smart brand. Developed as the first product of a 50:50 joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Group and Geely Holding, it swaps the iconic two-seater city car formula for a five-door family crossover built on Geely's SEA2 electric platform. With Mercedes designing the exterior and interior, and Geely handling engineering and production in China, the #1 delivers up to 440 km of WLTP range, a 12.8-inch touchscreen with AI voice assistant, and a 0-62 mph time as low as 3.9 seconds in the Brabus variant.
Tesla Model 3
The Tesla Model 3 is a battery electric mid-size sedan that became the world's best-selling plug-in electric car for three consecutive years (2018-2020) and the first EV to surpass 1 million global sales. Designed by Franz von Holzhausen and produced since 2017, it combines minimalist design, over-the-air software updates, and Autopilot capabilities at a more accessible price point than Tesla's earlier vehicles.
Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S is a battery-electric full-size luxury sedan produced by Tesla, Inc. from 2012 to 2026. Widely credited with proving electric vehicles could outperform combustion-engine rivals, it introduced features like over-the-air updates, a minimalist touchscreen dashboard, and Autopilot.
Tesla Model Y
The Tesla Model Y is a battery electric compact crossover SUV that became the best-selling vehicle of any kind worldwide in 2023, marking the first time an electric vehicle claimed that title. With over 2.16 million units sold globally, it represents the mainstream breakthrough of EVs into mass-market adoption.
Toyota bZ4X
The Toyota bZ4X is Toyota's first mass-market battery electric compact crossover SUV, co-developed with Subaru on the shared e-TNGA platform. Launched in 2022 as the vanguard of Toyota's 'beyond Zero' electrification strategy, it pairs Japanese reliability engineering with Subaru all-wheel-drive know-how. A major 2025-2026 refresh addressed early criticisms with a larger battery, dramatically faster charging, up to 338 horsepower, and a renamed North American identity: simply the Toyota bZ.
Volvo XC40 Recharge
The Volvo XC40 Recharge is Volvo's first fully battery-electric vehicle, a subcompact luxury crossover SUV that merges Scandinavian design with zero-emission performance. Launched in 2020 and renamed the EX40 in 2024, it offers up to 402 horsepower, a Google-powered infotainment system, and Volvo's legendary safety standards in a practical, city-friendly package.
Mercedes-Benz EQB
The Mercedes-Benz EQB is a battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV that takes the practical, boxy silhouette of the GLB and replaces the combustion engine with a silent electric powertrain. It is one of the few compact EVs to offer an optional third row, making it a rarity in the electric space for growing families.