Li Zhang

Li Zhang is an Engineering Manager at Tesla, where they have contributed six years of experience focusing on energy storage dispatch algorithm design, including load forecasting and battery degradation mechanisms. They previously held positions at Tesla as a Staff Engineer and Senior Architecture and Modeling Engineer, leading projects on Supercharger network capacity planning and optimization. Li has a strong research background in electric vehicles, with five years dedicated to powertrain simulation and infrastructure optimization. They earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, where they also completed their Master of Science degree.