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From the beginning of the lithium ion battery revolution, Dr. Lei Chen was both witness and proponent. He co-developed and built the first non-welded battery pack in 2009. Due to the lack of interest in the U.S. battery market he brought the technology to Chinese markets in 2012.

Now Dr. Chen is proudly bringing the improved, fourth generation, state-of-the-art technology back home to America at Mutant Inc.’s Norfolk, Virginia battery pack factory.

Meet Chief Technology Officer Dr. Lei Chen. Dr. Chen is one of the foremost battery experts in North America. As a consultant in this field, he has been engaged by major companies to solve their technical issues.

Dr. Chen has been involved with Cenntro Auto Group, one of the world’s largest logistic EV manufacturer, since its inception. Since 2016, he has served as Cenntro’s Chief Scientist and Strategist, responsible for technology development and business strategy.

Prior to joining Cenntro, Dr. Chen was as Vice President of Business Development for KLD Energy Technologies, Inc., an American high-tech startup with a superior EV drivetrain technology (including battery and motor system) that is now used in millions of vehicles in Southeast Asia. He oversaw the construction of Qian Jiang Motor Group’s lithium-ion battery production facility in Wenling, Zhejiang, China.

In 2000, Dr. Chen founded GotoAuto.Com, an intelligent auto parts sorting network, the methodology behind which was extracted into Para-Synchronous Communication Theory. Dr. Chen earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin, beginning his career as a spectroscopy researcher for solid-state surface chemical processes.

Dr. Chen’s “first principle thinking” later led to a teaching position at the University’s Business School, developing technology entrepreneurs in the program now known as IC2 Institute.