What is a Tesla?

Tesla, an American electric vehicle and energy company, produces and sells electric vehicles, solar panels, and energy storage equipment. ^[1] Palo Alto, headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, USA ^[2] , was first co-founded by Martin Eberhard and Mark Tappenning in 2003. Elon Musk joined the company in 2004 and led A Round financing. ^{[3-5] The} founder named the company "Tesla Car" in honor of the physicist Nicholas Tesla. ^[6]

Tesla's original startup team mainly came from

On February 5, 2017, according to foreign media (VentureBeat), for car manufacturers, car identification is as important as the car itself. Of course, the design of the car logo has become a very important task. Tesla's T-type logo, which has become famous in recent years, is widely known, but it turns out that this simple logo is not only an acronym for the name of the inventor Tesla, but also has a deep meaning behind it. Tesla CEO Musk explained on his Twitter that this stylized "T" is actually a hint to the company's products, saying that the T-type logo represents the cross section of the electric motor.

The body part of the letter T represents a part of the motor rotor, while the second line on the top represents a part of the peripheral stator. In terms of logo design, Tesla also has similarities with SpaceX. SpaceX is another bold venture by Musk, working on building rockets and sending payloads into space orbit. Musk tweeted that the deformed "X" in the SpaceX logo represented the rocket launch trajectory. Both the Tesla and SpaceX logos come from RO-Studio, a New Jersey-based design firm. Compared to Tesla and SpaceX, the logo of SolarCity, Musk's third company, is relatively simple. The graphic of the yellow sun with the company name is straightforward. Under Musk's leadership, Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 has sparked people's imagination about solar electric vehicles. Previously SolarCity was controlled by Musk and members of his family, but after the acquisition was called a corporate entity affiliated with Tesla. The acquisition of SolarCity suggests that Musk's expectations for Tesla's future are not just satisfied with the latter becoming a car manufacturer. Not long ago, the company officially changed its name to "Tesla Company" instead of the former "Tesla Motor Company". ^[43]

What cannot be ignored is that behind Tesla, there are many super investors. Including Google founders

Tesla plans to develop supercharging station network and service center in the United States to promote cars

On May 18, Tesla announced that its owners can directly apply for a new energy vehicle license in Tianjin, and before that, they need to participate in the lottery + auction. Tesla has been able to obtain new energy vehicle license concessions in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Tianjin, indicating that this imported pure electric vehicle is getting more and more localization support. ^[67]

On June 12, 2014, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he will share all Tesla's technology patents with his peers to promote the advancement of electric vehicle technology. ^[87]

In September 2012, "Wired" magazine test-drive ModelS. In the article, it was mentioned that in the bay area, cars were attracted by crowds of people everywhere. This scene is like someone waving at the door of Apple Store on the first day iPhone5 is the same. ^[20]

On October 23, 2019, the 2019 Fortune 50 list was announced, and Tesla ranked 48th. ^[92]