Tesla’s Loss is its Rivals’ Gain as Ex-Employees Flock to Electric Carmakers Rivian and Lucid

Tesla recently began laying off thousands of employees as part of a company-wide cost cutting ordered by CEO Elon Musk. Many affected by the downsizing are now working for Tesla’s smaller competitors, according to an analysis of employment information of more than 450 former Tesla workers on LinkedIn.

More than 50 people joined Rivian Automotive after leaving Tesla and 34 were snapped up by Lucid Motors, according to the analysis, shared on Reddit on July 11. In addition, more than 100 ex-Tesla employees went on to work for Big Tech companies including Apple, Amazon,...