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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.
- Businessman
- Haldeman family
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.
- November 21, 2016
- Fremont, California, United States
- July 4, 2006
- Solar energy generation
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May 16, 2017 · Former SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive will step down as head of Tesla’s sales and services for the company’s energy division in June, according to Reuters. His departure follows another...
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Oct 10, 2014 · This week, we’ll talk with CEO Lyndon Rive about SolarCity’s move into manufacturing, its new loan product, the outlook for U.S. policy and the way the company calculates “retained value ...
Lyndon Rive is the Co-Founder and CEO of SolarCity. He is a Co-Founded SolarCity in July 2006 with the goal of significantly reducing the cost of solar power and building a trusted national brand adopted by millions of homes. In its first full year of operation, SolarCity became the largest residential solar power provider in California, and by.
- Male
- Solarcity
- Palo Alto, California
Jan 10, 2016 · SAN JOSE, Calif. — The idea for SolarCity came to Lyndon Rive on a trip with cousin Elon Musk to Burning Man in 2004. “That’s when the light bulb went off,” Rive said. A decade later,...
Oct 9, 2013 · Rive says SolarCity’s vertically integrated business model, where it offers both installation and financing, will help it retain customers and continue to grow its market share. “I have never been more excited about the industry today than I have in the last seven years,” he says.
