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Lyndon Rive (born 22 January 1977) is a South African businessman known as the co-founder of SolarCity, and its CEO until 2016. SolarCity is a provider of photovoltaic systems and related services. Rive co-founded SolarCity with his brother Peter in 2006. Rive started his first company at age 17 before leaving his native country, South Africa.
Jan 10, 2016 · Lyndon Rive. Job: Solar City CEO. Born: Pretoria, South Africa. Age: 38. Career: Rive started his first company, LRS, while still in high school. He and brother Peter founded SolarCity in 2006,...
The company was founded on July 4, 2006, by Peter and Lyndon Rive, the cousins of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla acquired SolarCity in 2016, at a cost of approximately US$2.6 billion (equivalent to $3.3 billion in 2023) and reorganized its solar business into Tesla Energy.
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Lyndon Rive is the cofounder and CEO of SolarCity, the largest residential solar installer in the US. He was honored by MIT Technology Review as one of the 35 innovators under 35 in 2010 for his leasing program and software that reduce the costs of solar power.
Oct 10, 2014 · Listen to the podcast interview with SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive, who defends his company's move into manufacturing and customer acquisition. He explains why he thinks vertical integration is the right model for residential solar and how it can sustain growth in the long term.
May 16, 2017 · Former SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive steps down as head of Tesla's energy division in June 2017. He cites family time and new company plans as reasons for his departure, following another high-profile exit of Jon Wellinghoff.
May 15, 2017 · Lyndon Rive, co-founder and former CEO of SolarCity, announced his departure from Tesla in June 2017. He said he wanted to pursue a new venture after Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity and the launch of Solar Roof.
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