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Tesla loses a founder, and a piece of its soul

Straubel in 2016, while still at Tesla
JB Straubel was pictured here in July 2016 with CEO Elon Musk, left. (BLOOMBERG)
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ASHLEE VANCE
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July 26, 2019 12:02 PM

Editor’s note: Bloomberg’s Ashlee Vance is the author of the 2015 book Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.

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