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Tesla was incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. The company's name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, Elon Musk joined as the company's largest shareholder; in 2008, he was named chief executive officer.
The company is named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla. Tesla is the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, and, as of the end of 2021, Tesla's cumulative global vehicle sales totaled 2.3 million units.
Nikola Tesla ( / ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July [ O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3] [4] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply ...
The Tesla Model 3 is a battery electric mid-size sedan with a fastback body style built by Tesla, Inc., introduced in 2017. The vehicle is marketed as being more affordable to more people than previous models made by Tesla.
4,323–4,960 lb (1,961–2,250 kg) [5] [6] [7] The Tesla Model S is a battery electric executive car with a liftback body style built by Tesla, Inc. since 2012. The Model S features a battery-powered dual-motor, all-wheel drive layout, although earlier versions featured a rear-motor and rear-wheel drive layout.
Both the Model X and Model S are produced at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California. The prototype was unveiled at Tesla's design studios in Hawthorne, California on February 9, 2012. [8] [9] First deliveries of the Model X began in September 2015. [10]
Tesla, Inc. ( / ˈtɛslə / TESS-lə or / ˈtɛzlə / TEZ-lə [a]) is a company based in Austin, Texas which makes electric cars. It was started in 2003 by Martin Eberhard, Dylan Stott, and Elon Musk (who also co-founded PayPal and SpaceX and is the CEO of SpaceX ). Eberhard no longer works there. [7]
Tesla. Look up Tesla or tesla in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tesla most commonly refers to: Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), a Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor. Tesla, Inc., an American electric vehicle and clean energy company, formerly Tesla Motors, Inc. Tesla (unit) (symbol: T), the SI-derived unit of magnetic flux density.
After safety, our goal is to make every Tesla the most fun you could possibly have in a vehicle. We build features that make being in your vehicle more enjoyable—from gaming to movies, easter eggs and more. With over-the-air software updates, we regularly introduce features at the push of a button.
Tesla has been listed as the world's top selling plug-in electric car manufacturer, both as a brand and by automotive group for four years running, from 2018 to 2021. At the end of 2021, Tesla's global cumulative sales since 2012 totaled 2.3 million units, with 936,222 of those delivered in 2021.
