Kevin Beaty
Senior Advisor
Kevin Beaty is an independent advisor working closely with industry leaders and teams to move electrification and battery supply chain programs forward across commercial vehicles and energy systems.
Kevin operates at the intersection of technology, industry partnerships, scale-up, and market deployment—with expertise bridging US and China markets.
Kevin’s work is grounded in lived experience. He spent over a decade leading and scaling Eaton’s hybrid electric powertrain business from inception to global commercialization, owning architecture decisions, sourcing strategies, supplier commitments, system validation, APQP/PPAP, manufacturing scale-up, warranty exposure, and P&L outcomes across OEM production programs worldwide. That work delivered majority market share in Eaton’s served hybrid segments with strong margins, high reliability and safety performance, and warranty costs at or below plan.
His work focuses on battery systems, electrified powertrains, controls/software integration, and supporting charging / infrastructure strategies—spanning architecture, supply chain, validation, production, deployment, commercial readiness, and the factors that determine real-world program viability.
Kevin’s career includes more than two decades of hands-on operating leadership in the commercial vehicle industry. Prior to forming YUNEV LLC, he led electrification, hybrid, controls, and alternative-fuel powertrain programs and business units at Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN), Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD), CALSTART, and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). These roles involved working closely with global truck, bus, and engine OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and major fleet customers.
Kevin brings an engineering-first perspective informed by a BSME, MBA, and PE licensure. He is an inventor or co-inventor on eight U.S. patents, and was a founder or co-founder of several state and national-level public-private partnerships.
He has lived and worked in China and maintains an active network of battery manufacturers, suppliers, and industry partners across both Chinese and Western markets. This perspective informs his work on battery sourcing strategy, supply chain dynamics, and international collaboration.
Kevin is typically engaged at critical inflection points when technical complexity, supplier dynamics, and commercialization risks must be resolved to maintain momentum and achieve successful product launches.
