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{{Infobox company
| name = Tesla, Inc.
| logo = Tesla Motors.svg
| logo_size = 80px
| image = Tesla Visit 3 (9267529364).jpg
| image_caption = Tesla's headquarters in [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]
| former_name = Tesla Motors, Inc.
(2003–2017)
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{ubl
| {{NASDAQ|TSLA}}
| [[NASDAQ-100]] component
| [[Russell 1000 Index|Russell 1000]] component
}}
| ISIN = US88160R1014
| industry = {{ubl
| [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| [[Energy storage]]
}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|2003|07|01}}<ref name="history of">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10 |title=The Making Of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, And The Birth Of The Roadster |author= |date=|website=businessinsider.com |accessdate=October 3, 2018}}</ref>
| founders = {{ubl
| [[Martin Eberhard]]
| [[Marc Tarpenning]]
| [[Elon Musk]]{{efn|name="founders"|Eberhard and Tarpenning were the original founders and incorporated Tesla, while Musk, Straubel and Wright joined in a [[Series A round]] later on. A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 allows all five to call themselves founders.<ref name="cnetfounders">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ |title=Tesla Motors founders: Now there are five |last=Lamonica |first=Martin |date=September 21, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2017 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref>}}
| [[J. B. Straubel]]{{efn|name="founders"}}
| Ian Wright{{efn|name="founders"}}

}}
| hq_location_city = Palo Alto, [[California]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl
| [[Robyn Denholm]] (Chairman)
| [[Elon Musk]] [[Chief executive officer|CEO]]
| [[J. B. Straubel]] [[Chief technology officer|CTO]]
| [[Zach Kirkhorn]] [[CFO]]
}}
| products = {{ubl
| [[Electric vehicle]]s
| [[Tesla Powerwall|Tesla Energy]]
}}
| production = {{increase}} 245,162 vehicles
| production_year = 2018
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|21.461 billion|link=yes}}
| revenue_year = 2018
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{US$|-0.388 billion}}
| income_year = 2018
| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|−0.976 billion}}
| net_income_year = 2018
| assets = {{increase}} {{US$|29.740 billion}}
| assets_year = 2018
| equity = {{increase}} {{US$|4.923 billion}}
| equity_year = 2018
| num_employees = 45,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1051591623069429760|title=Thanks for recognizing the great work of the Tesla team! 45,000 people now.|first=Elon|last=Musk|date=October 14, 2018|publisher=|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref>
| owner = Elon Musk (21.9%)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459018009339/tsla-def14a_20180606.htm#OWNERSHIP_SECURITIES|title=tsla-def14a_20180606.htm|website=www.sec.gov|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2018
| subsid = {{ubl
| [[SolarCity]]
| [[Tesla Grohmann Automation]]
| [[Maxwell Technologies]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.tesla.com/|Tesla.com}}
| footnotes =<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459018002956/tsla-10k_20171231.htm |title=US SEC: Form 10-K Tesla, Inc. |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |accessdate=March 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Designs and manufactures electric sports cars |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/TESLA-6344549/company/ |accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
}}
'''Tesla, Inc.''' is a company based in [[Palo Alto, California]] which makes [[electric vehicle|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 [[Space Exploration Technologies|SpaceX]]). Eberhard no longer works there.<ref name=MotorTrend2008>{{cite web|title=2008 Tesla Roadster|url=http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/112_0803_2008_tesla_roadster/viewall.html|publisher=MotorTrend|accessdate=30 March 2013}}</ref> Today, Elon Musk is the [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO).<ref>{{cite web|title=Tesla Motors Executives|url=http://www.teslamotors.com/executives|publisher=Tesla Motors|accessdate=30 March 2013}}</ref> It started selling its first car, the Roadster in 2008.

The Tesla name originally comes from [[Nikola Tesla]]. He was an inventor who worked with electricity, electric cars and many other ideas along with [[Thomas Edison]] a century earlier.

== Roadster ==
There were some test cars built from 2004 to 2007, but regular production started in 2008. From then until the end of 2011, they sold 2,150 Tesla Roadsters to customers in 31 countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tesla Company Overview|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=TSLA.O|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=30 March 2013}}</ref> It sold for about $100,000 dollars, but it was very fast ({{convert|0|to|60|mi|abbr=off}} in 3.9 seconds) and could go a long way before the batteries needed to be recharged.

One big problem of electric cars compared to cars that run on [[gasoline]], is that most electric cars could not go very far before needing to be recharged. A gasoline car can often go {{convert|300|or|400|mi|abbr=off}} before needing more fuel, but most electric cars could not go over {{convert|100|mi|abbr=off}} on a charge (EV-1, RAV4-EV, etc.). The Roadster could go {{convert|220|mi|abbr=off}} on a single charge.<ref name="MotorTrend2008" /> In February 6, 2018, [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon Heavy]] sent Elon Musk's Roadster into a [[Sun|Solar]] orbit.

== Model S ==

The Model S replaces the Roadster. It is sold with different battery sizes – for $58,750 it can go {{convert|160|mi|abbr=off}}. The top end can go {{convert|265|mi|abbr=off}} on a charge and with all the extras can cost $100,000. The 2013 Model S was named the MotorTrend Car of the Year,<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 MT Car of the Year|url=http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1301_2013_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_tesla_model_s/viewall.html|publisher=MotorTrend|accessdate=30 March 2013}}</ref> the 2013 Car of the Year by Automobile Magazine<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Car of the Year|url=http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/1301_2013_automobile_of_the_year_tesla_model_s/viewall.html|publisher=Automobile Magazine|accessdate=30 March 2013}}</ref> and the 2013 World Green Car at the New York International Auto Show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tesla Model S Award|url=http://ens-newswire.com/2013/03/29/tesla-model-s-crowned-2013-world-green-car/|publisher=Environmental News|accessdate=30 March 2013|archive-date=1 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401070656/http://ens-newswire.com/2013/03/29/tesla-model-s-crowned-2013-world-green-car/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a lower [[Drag (physics)|drag coefficient]] than a [[Toyota Prius]], so it uses less energy to push the air out of the way as it moves.

As of 2019, the 2019 Tesla Model S can go up to an EPA rated {{convert|370|mi|abbr=off}} on a single charge.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18513899/tesla-model-s-x-range-upgrade-270-325-miles-supercharger-200kw</ref> In 2020, this range was made longer, at {{convert|402|mi|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://cleantechnica.com/2020/06/16/tesla-model-s-long-range-plus-exceeds-400-miles-of-range-epa-confirms/ |title= Tesla Model S Long Range Plus Exceeds 400 Miles Of Range, EPA Confirms |website= [[cleantechnica.com]] |first= Johnna |last= Crider |date= 2020-06-16 |access-date= 2020-06-25}}</ref>

== Model X ==

The Model X is a mid-sized, all-electric, luxury, [[crossover]] utility vehicle (CUV) made by Tesla, Inc. that uses falcon wing doors for access to the second and third row seats. The prototype was unveiled at Tesla's design studios in Hawthorne on February 9, 2012. The Model X has an official EPA rated {{convert|237|–|295|mi|abbr=off}} range and the combined fuel economy equivalent and energy consumption for the AWD P90D was rated at {{convert|89|mpgus|abbr=off}}.

The Model X was developed from the full-sized sedan platform of the Tesla Model S. The Model X has an EPA Size Class as an SUV, and shares ~30% of its content with the Model S, half of the originally planned ~60%, and weighs about 10 percent more, both are being produced at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California. First deliveries of the Model X began in September 2015. After one full year on the market, the Model X ranked in 2016 seventh among the world's best-selling plug-in cars. Global cumulative sales since inception totaled about 72,059 units through December 2017.

As of 2019, the 2019 Tesla Model X can go up to an EPA rated {{convert|325|mi|abbr=off}} on a single charge.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18513899/tesla-model-s-x-range-upgrade-270-325-miles-supercharger-200kw</ref> In 2020, the EPA rating lists the Model X at {{convert|351|mi|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electrek.co/2020/02/14/tesla-releases-long-range-plus-model-s-x-with-390-351-mile-range-new-wheels/|title=Tesla releases 'Long Range Plus' Model S/X with 390/351 mile range, new wheels|last=Dow|first=Jameson|date=2020-02-15|website=Electrek|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref>

== Model 3 ==
[[File:Tesla Model 3 parked, front driver side.jpg|thumb|Tesla Model 3]]
The Model 3 is a mid-size (US) / compact executive (EU) luxury all-electric four-door sedan manufactured and sold by Tesla, Inc. According to Tesla officials, the 2019 Model 3 Standard Battery version delivers an EPA-rated all-electric range of {{convert|250|mi|abbr=off}} and the 2019 Long Range Battery version delivers {{convert|322|mi|abbr=off}}. The Model 3 has a minimalist dashboard with only a center-mounted LCD touchscreen. Tesla stated that the Model 3 carries full self-driving hardware to be optionally enabled at a future date.

Within a week of unveiling the Model 3 in 2016, Tesla revealed they had taken 325,000 reservations for the car, more than triple the number of Model S sedans sold by the end of 2015. These reservations represent potential sales of over US$14 billion. By August 2017, there were 455,000 net reservations, and an average of 1,800 reservations were being added per day.

Limited production of the Model 3 began in mid-2017, with the first production vehicle rolling off the assembly line on July 7, 2017, and the official launch and delivery of the first 30 cars on July 28. On July 1, 2018, it was announced that Tesla had met its production goal of 5,000 cars in a week. Total production through end of June 2018 has been 28,578 cars.

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Other websites ==
*[http://www.teslamotors.com/ Official Tesla Motors website]

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