Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 by American entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Funding for the company was obtained from a variety of sources, most notably PayPal cofounder Elon Musk, who contributed more than $30 million and became the leading investor. He also served as chairman of the company, beginning in 2004.

The company released its first car, the Roadster, which was completely electric. Performance and efficiency tests showed that the Roadster was comparable to many gasoline-powered sports cars. This was an unprecedented achievement for electric cars.

Musk took over as CEO after Eberhard’s resignation in 2007.

Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y.

The Tesla Autopilot, a form of semi-autonomous driving, was made available in 2014 on the Model S (and later on other models).

The company also branched out into solar energy products. A line of batteries to store electric power from solar energy for use in homes and businesses was unveiled in 2015.

One of the most common demands are about the development of more inexpensive vehicles. As a result of this, Tesla began production of the Model 3 in 2017 ($35,000) in 2017. It became Tesla’s best-selling model and the best-selling electric car of all time.

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although production is not good for the environment