Electric-car guru Tom Gage steps down from AC Propulsion

Electric-car innovator Tom Gage resigned the morning of Oct. 5 from California company AC Propulsion, Autoweek has learned.

Gage, the now-former CEO, joined the company in 1996, several years after its founding, and has become its public face and a widely used resource on electric cars.

His work at AC Propulsion gained wide attention in the industry, and the company specializes in powertrain research. It's done extensive projects for Mini and Tesla and also created its own sports car, called the Tzero.

AC Propulsion also researches vehicle-to-grid electronics and is expanding into the burgeoning car market of China, with a manufacturing plant in Shanghai and a new one planned for Beijing.

“My personal goal is commercialization of electric vehicles, and they're plenty of opportunities for that,” he told Autoweek.

By Mark Vaughn