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** Sort the full timeline by "Event type" and look for rows with the value "Acquisition". | ** Sort the full timeline by "Event type" and look for rows with the value "Acquisition". | ||
** You will see both the acquisition of important facilities as well as companies. | ** You will see both the acquisition of important facilities as well as companies. | ||
| − | * Other events are described under the following types: "Background", "Company", "Competition", "Currency adoption", "Efficientcy", "Notable comment", "Sales", "Supply contract", and "Technology". | + | * Other events are described under the following types: "Background", "Company", "Competition", "Currency adoption", "Efficientcy", "Legal", "Notable comment", "Sales", "Supply contract", and "Technology". |
==Big picture== | ==Big picture== | ||
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| − | | | + | | 2003–2008 || Early period || Tesla is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Its initial prototype is produced. Elon Musk joins the company as an investor in 2004. <ref name="Reed">{{cite web |last1=Reed |first1=Eric |title=History of Tesla: Timeline and Facts |url=https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-tesla-15088992 |website=TheStreet |access-date=1 January 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref> The Tesla Roadster is unveiled in 2006, and would enter production in 2008.<ref name="Reed"/> |
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| − | | | + | | 2008 onwards || {{w|Elon Musk}} period || Elon Musk gains control of Tesla and injects millions of his fortune into the company, which narrowly escapes bankruptcy. The company launches its {{w|initial public offering}} in 2010. Staff reaches 3,000 employees by the end of 2012. Tesla starts selling the {{w|Model S}} in 2015 and achieves rapidly growing sales. The network of {{w|Supercharger}} stations is expanded to cover the entire United States, and expands to other countries. By 2018, in the competition arena, the world’s largest automakers, rushing to catch up with their own electric cars, invest more than US$100 billion.<ref name="Higgins"/> |
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| − | | | + | | 2019 onwards || International production || Tesla opens its first "Gigafactory" outside the United States in {{w|Shanghai}}. By 2020, the company hits its goal of building a half-million cars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Business |first1=Chris Isidore, CNN |title=Tesla hit half-million car target in 2020 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/02/tech/tesla-2020-car-sales/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| − | | | + | | 2021 onwards || Profitable company || Tesla becomes profitable for the first time in 2021, after removing the effect of credits and tax breaks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla, Inc. shares - Info & trading opportunities |url=https://www.home.saxo/products/stocks/popular/tesla#:~:text=Tesla%20has%20been%20intermittently%20profitable,of%20credits%20and%20tax%20breaks. |website=www.home.saxo |access-date=8 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Full timeline== | ==Full timeline== | ||
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! Year !! Month and date !! Category !! Event type !! Details | ! Year !! Month and date !! Category !! Event type !! Details | ||
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| − | | 1887 || || Automotives || Prelude || Serbian-American inventor {{w|Nikola Tesla}} files the first patents for a two phase AC system with four electric power lines, which consists of a generator, a transmission system and a multi-phase motor. Today, his invention is the basis for modern electrical power transmission.<ref name="Stevic">{{cite book |last1=Stevic |first1=Zoran |title=New Generation of Electric Vehicles |date=19 December 2012 |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=978-953-51-0893-1 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=bm2fDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=New+Generation+of+Electric+Vehicles+Zoran+Stevic&source=bl&ots=3FNrhwiyxa&sig=ACfU3U0w3NaQFA9UjSTgd0cN0Sq3OXGkeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiepKvbzJH1AhXhrpUCHe3CDwEQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=New%20Generation%20of%20Electric%20Vehicles%20Zoran%20Stevic&f=false |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla circa 1890.jpeg|thumb|center| | + | | 1887 || || Automotives || Prelude || Serbian-American inventor {{w|Nikola Tesla}} files the first patents for a two phase AC system with four electric power lines, which consists of a generator, a transmission system and a multi-phase motor. Today, his invention is the basis for modern electrical power transmission.<ref name="Stevic">{{cite book |last1=Stevic |first1=Zoran |title=New Generation of Electric Vehicles |date=19 December 2012 |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=978-953-51-0893-1 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=bm2fDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=New+Generation+of+Electric+Vehicles+Zoran+Stevic&source=bl&ots=3FNrhwiyxa&sig=ACfU3U0w3NaQFA9UjSTgd0cN0Sq3OXGkeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiepKvbzJH1AhXhrpUCHe3CDwEQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=New%20Generation%20of%20Electric%20Vehicles%20Zoran%20Stevic&f=false |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla circa 1890.jpeg|thumb|center|120px|{{w|Nikola Tesla}}]] |
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| − | | 1971 || June 21 || || Prelude || {{w|Elon Musk}} is born in {{w|Pretoria}}, {{w|South Africa}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elon Musk {{!}} Biography, SpaceX, Tesla, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elon-Musk |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | + | | 1971 || June 21 || || Prelude || {{w|Elon Musk}} is born in {{w|Pretoria}}, {{w|South Africa}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elon Musk {{!}} Biography, SpaceX, Tesla, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elon-Musk |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:Elon Musk 2015.jpg|thumb|center|120px|Elon Musk]] |
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| − | | 2003 || July 1 || Automotives || Company | + | | 2003 || July 1 || Automotives || Company || Tesla Motors is founded by technology entrepreneurs {{w|Martin Eberhard}} and {{w|Marc Tarpenning}} in {{w|San Carlos, California}}.<ref name="MyUser_Businessinsider.com_November_8_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10 |title=Tesla: The Origin Story - Business Insider |newspaper=Businessinsider.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 8, 2015}}</ref> The company is registered in Delaware. The name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer {{w|Nikola Tesla}}.<ref name="Higgins"/> || [[File:Martin Eberhard.jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Martin Eberhard}}]] |
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| 2004 || April || Automotives || Financial (funding) || {{w|Elon Musk}}, now an immigrant to the {{w|United States}}, and already successful entrepreneur, leads the company's $7.5 million Series A financing round and becomes chairman of the board.<ref name="MyUser_Businessinsider.com_November_8_2015c"/><ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_8_2015c">{{cite web |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tesla-motors |title=Tesla Motors |newspaper= |date= |author= |accessdate= November 8, 2015}}</ref> | | 2004 || April || Automotives || Financial (funding) || {{w|Elon Musk}}, now an immigrant to the {{w|United States}}, and already successful entrepreneur, leads the company's $7.5 million Series A financing round and becomes chairman of the board.<ref name="MyUser_Businessinsider.com_November_8_2015c"/><ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_8_2015c">{{cite web |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tesla-motors |title=Tesla Motors |newspaper= |date= |author= |accessdate= November 8, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| 2006 || July || {{w|Solar energy}} || Background || Elon Musk cousins [[w:Lyndon Rive|Lyndon]] and Peter Rive, with help of Elon, found {{w|SolarCity}}, a solar energy generation company that would later be acquired by Tesla.<ref name="Higgins"/> || [[File:Lyndon Rive 2015.jpg|thumb|center|120px|{{w|Lyndon Rive}}]] | | 2006 || July || {{w|Solar energy}} || Background || Elon Musk cousins [[w:Lyndon Rive|Lyndon]] and Peter Rive, with help of Elon, found {{w|SolarCity}}, a solar energy generation company that would later be acquired by Tesla.<ref name="Higgins"/> || [[File:Lyndon Rive 2015.jpg|thumb|center|120px|{{w|Lyndon Rive}}]] | ||
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| − | | 2006 || July 19 || Automotives || Product launch || Prototypes of Tesla's first car, the Roadster, are officially revealed to the public | + | | 2006 || July 19 || Automotives || Product launch || Prototypes of Tesla's first car, the [[w:Tesla Roadster|Roadster]], are officially revealed to the public in {{w|Santa Monica, California}}, at a 350-person invitation-only event held in {{w|Barker Hangar}} at Santa Monica Airport.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Fred |title=Tesla launched the Roadster exactly 10 years ago and came out of stealth mode - Here's a trip down memory lane [Gallery] |url=https://electrek.co/2016/07/19/tesla-roadster-debut-10-years-ago-gallery/ |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=Electrek |date=19 July 2016}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla Roadster, Grand Basel 2018 03.jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Tesla Roadster}}]] |
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| 2007 || August || Automotives || Team || {{w|Martin Eberhard}} is asked by the board, led by Elon Musk, to step down as CEO. Eberhard takes the title of "President of Technology".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanellos |first1=Michael |title=Tesla CEO steps down as possible delays loom |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-ceo-steps-down-as-possible-delays-loom/ |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=CNET |language=en}}</ref> | | 2007 || August || Automotives || Team || {{w|Martin Eberhard}} is asked by the board, led by Elon Musk, to step down as CEO. Eberhard takes the title of "President of Technology".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanellos |first1=Michael |title=Tesla CEO steps down as possible delays loom |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-ceo-steps-down-as-possible-delays-loom/ |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=CNET |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| 2010 || May || || Acquisition || Tesla acquires shuttered Nummi auto plant in {{w|Fremont, California}}, after paying US$42 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=David R. |title=Tesla paid only $42 million for Nummi plant |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Tesla-paid-only-42-million-for-Nummi-plant-3187254.php |website=SFGATE |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=28 May 2010}}</ref> | | 2010 || May || || Acquisition || Tesla acquires shuttered Nummi auto plant in {{w|Fremont, California}}, after paying US$42 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=David R. |title=Tesla paid only $42 million for Nummi plant |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Tesla-paid-only-42-million-for-Nummi-plant-3187254.php |website=SFGATE |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=28 May 2010}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2010 || June 29 || || Financial ({{w|IPO}}) || Tesla | + | | 2010 || June 29 || || Financial ({{w|IPO}}) || Tesla launches its first {{w|initial public offering}} at US$17 per share, debuting with a $1.5 billion market cap. Of the shares in the offering, 11,880,600 shares are offered by the company and 1,419,400 shares are offered by selling stockholders.<ref name="MyUser_Techcrunch.com_November_8_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/28/tesla-prices-ipo-at-17-per-share/ |title=Tesla Prices IPO At $17 Per Share |newspaper=Techcrunch.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 8, 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2010 || June 30 || || Expansion || Tesla announces Japan to be the first destination in Asia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Announces Japan Will be First Destination in Asia |url=https://www.tesla.com/blog/tesla-announces-japan-will-be-first-destination-asia |website=tesla.com |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || June 30 || || Expansion || Tesla announces {{w|Japan}} to be the first destination in Asia, with a dozen Japan Signature Series Roadsters being shipped from California. Japan pushes a full-scale electric vehicle roll-out and works with regions around the country territory to install power outlets for charging. The government also offers perks for energy-efficient vehicles including zero or lower taxes and green subsidies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Announces Japan Will be First Destination in Asia |url=https://www.tesla.com/blog/tesla-announces-japan-will-be-first-destination-asia |website=tesla.com |accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla pop-up store Nagoya-Sakae - 1.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Tesla store in {{w|Nagoya}}]] |
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| − | | 2010 || June || Automotives || Sales || Tesla sales are estimated at about ten cars a week, underperforming by a good margin from earlier estimates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Only Selling About Ten Cars a Week |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/tesla-only-selling-about-ten-cars-a-week |website=www.greentechmedia.com |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ariel |title=Tesla Only Sells 10 Cars a Week, But Still Has Plans to Build a Cabriolet, Van, and SUV |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1662643/tesla-only-sells-10-cars-week-still-has-plans-build-cabriolet-van-and-suv |website=Fast Company |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=22 June 2010}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || June || Automotives || Sales || Tesla sales are estimated at about ten cars a week, underperforming by a good margin from earlier estimates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Only Selling About Ten Cars a Week |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/tesla-only-selling-about-ten-cars-a-week |website=www.greentechmedia.com |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ariel |title=Tesla Only Sells 10 Cars a Week, But Still Has Plans to Build a Cabriolet, Van, and SUV |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1662643/tesla-only-sells-10-cars-week-still-has-plans-build-cabriolet-van-and-suv |website=Fast Company |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=22 June 2010}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla deliveries.svg|thumb|center|200px|Tesla deliveries from Q2 2009 to Q2 2017]] |
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| − | | 2010 || July 8 || || Team || Tesla hires former {{w|Gap Inc}} | + | | 2010 || July 8 || || Team || Tesla hires former {{w|Gap Inc.}} and {{w|Apple Inc.}} executive George Blankenship to head store development and design.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Welsh |first1=Jonathan |title=Tesla Hires Former Gap and Apple Executive to Make Stores More Inviting |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DSB-1924 |website=Wall Street Journal |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=8 July 2010}}</ref> |
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| 2010 || July 10 || Automotives || Partnership || Tesla partners with {{w|Toyota}} for the development of battery-powered test versions of the Japanese carmaker’s {{w|RAV4}} and {{w|Lexus RX}}. Tesla agrees to deliver two prototypes vehicles to Toyota in the month without identifying the models.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squatriglia |first1=Chuck |title=Toyota, Tesla Resurrect the Electric RAV4 |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/07/toyota-tesla-rav4-ev/ |website=Wired |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> "Toyota and Tesla to develop battery-powered vehicles"<ref>{{cite web |last1=News |first1=Bloomberg |title=Toyota and Tesla to develop battery-powered vehicles |url=https://www.nj.com/business/2010/07/toyota_and_tesla_to_develop_ba.html |website=nj |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=12 July 2010}}</ref> | | 2010 || July 10 || Automotives || Partnership || Tesla partners with {{w|Toyota}} for the development of battery-powered test versions of the Japanese carmaker’s {{w|RAV4}} and {{w|Lexus RX}}. Tesla agrees to deliver two prototypes vehicles to Toyota in the month without identifying the models.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squatriglia |first1=Chuck |title=Toyota, Tesla Resurrect the Electric RAV4 |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/07/toyota-tesla-rav4-ev/ |website=Wired |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> "Toyota and Tesla to develop battery-powered vehicles"<ref>{{cite web |last1=News |first1=Bloomberg |title=Toyota and Tesla to develop battery-powered vehicles |url=https://www.nj.com/business/2010/07/toyota_and_tesla_to_develop_ba.html |website=nj |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=12 July 2010}}</ref> | ||
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| 2010 || August 25 || Automotives || Legal || Tesla pays a fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity from the {{w|United States Environmental Protection Agency}} to comply with the {{w|Clean Air Act}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors pays huge fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/25/tesla-motors-pays-huge-fine-for-lacking-emissions-certificate-of-2/ |website=Autoblog |access-date=1 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors pays fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/26/tesla-motors-pays-huge-fine-for-lacking-emissions-certificate-of/ |website=Autoblog |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | | 2010 || August 25 || Automotives || Legal || Tesla pays a fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity from the {{w|United States Environmental Protection Agency}} to comply with the {{w|Clean Air Act}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors pays huge fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/25/tesla-motors-pays-huge-fine-for-lacking-emissions-certificate-of-2/ |website=Autoblog |access-date=1 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors pays fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/26/tesla-motors-pays-huge-fine-for-lacking-emissions-certificate-of/ |website=Autoblog |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2010 || October || Automotives || Facility || Tesla officially takes possession of the {{w|Tesla Factory}} site in {{w|Fremont, California}} and opens it.<ref name="MyUser_Ir.teslamotors.com_November_5_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://ir.teslamotors.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=523911 |title=Tesla Motors Opens Tesla Factory - Home of the Model S (NASDAQ:TSLA) |newspaper=Ir.teslamotors.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 5, 2015}}</ref> The facility is acquired from {{w|Toyota}} for US$42 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Joshua |title=How Elon Musk Turned Tesla Into the Car Company of the Future |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/09/ff-tesla/ |website=Wired |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || October || Automotives || Facility || Tesla officially takes possession of the {{w|Tesla Factory}} site in {{w|Fremont, California}} and opens it.<ref name="MyUser_Ir.teslamotors.com_November_5_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://ir.teslamotors.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=523911 |title=Tesla Motors Opens Tesla Factory - Home of the Model S (NASDAQ:TSLA) |newspaper=Ir.teslamotors.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 5, 2015}}</ref> The facility is acquired from {{w|Toyota}} for US$42 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Joshua |title=How Elon Musk Turned Tesla Into the Car Company of the Future |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/09/ff-tesla/ |website=Wired |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla Factory, Fremont (CA, USA) (8763129679).jpg|thumb|center|170px|{{w|Tesla Fremont Factory}}]] |
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| 2010 || October || Automotives || Expansion || Tesla opens its first Japanese showroom in {{w|Tokyo}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Takahashi |first1=Chester Dawson and Yoshio |title=Tesla Plans Japan Push |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703305404575610031563449408 |website=Wall Street Journal |access-date=6 November 2021 |date=15 November 2010}}</ref> | | 2010 || October || Automotives || Expansion || Tesla opens its first Japanese showroom in {{w|Tokyo}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Takahashi |first1=Chester Dawson and Yoshio |title=Tesla Plans Japan Push |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703305404575610031563449408 |website=Wall Street Journal |access-date=6 November 2021 |date=15 November 2010}}</ref> | ||
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| 2014 || March || Automotives || Legal || [[wikipedia:New Jersey|New Jersey]] bans sales of the Tesla in the state, by finding that Tesla’s sales model violated regulations requiring that auto sales happen through a middleman franchisee.<ref name="MyUser_Wired.com_November_28_2015c">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/03/tesla-banned-ensure-process-buying-car-keeps-sucking/ |title=New Jersey Bans Tesla to Ensure Buying a Car Will Always Suck |newspaper=Wired.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref> | | 2014 || March || Automotives || Legal || [[wikipedia:New Jersey|New Jersey]] bans sales of the Tesla in the state, by finding that Tesla’s sales model violated regulations requiring that auto sales happen through a middleman franchisee.<ref name="MyUser_Wired.com_November_28_2015c">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/03/tesla-banned-ensure-process-buying-car-keeps-sucking/ |title=New Jersey Bans Tesla to Ensure Buying a Car Will Always Suck |newspaper=Wired.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2014 || June || || Company || Tesla open-sources its patents.<ref name="TM1">{{cite web |url=http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you |title=All Our Patent Are Belong To You |newspaper=Teslamotors.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 8, 2015}}</ref> || [[File:TESLA badge on a car.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | + | | 2014 || June || || Company || Tesla open-sources its patents, arguing that doing so would allow the electric vehicle market to grow more rapidly. Musk writes "will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology." He also says that the new open source policy's goal is to help stem climate change.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collura |first1=Duane Morris LLP-Nicholas |title=A Closer Look at Tesla’s Open-Source Patent Pledge |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ca6c332f-2cc5-401b-b80d-36473d0754c7#:~:text=In%202014%2C%20Elon%20Musk%20announced,market%20to%20grow%20more%20rapidly. |website=Lexology |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en |date=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="TM1">{{cite web |url=http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you |title=All Our Patent Are Belong To You |newspaper=Teslamotors.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Solomon |first1=Brian |title=Tesla Goes Open Source: Elon Musk Releases Patents To 'Good Faith' Use |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/06/12/tesla-goes-open-source-elon-musk-releases-patents-to-good-faith-use/?sh=230d7f3e3c63 |website=Forbes |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:TESLA badge on a car.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] |
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| 2014 || September || Automotives || Product launch || All Tesla cars start shipping with sensors and software to support {{w|Tesla Autopilot}}, a suite of [[w:advanced driver-assistance systems|advanced driver-assistance system]] (ADAS) features that amounts to [[w:Self-driving car#Level 2|Level 2]] vehicle automation.<ref>{{Cite journal| first1=K. Nived | last1=Maanyu1 | first2=D Goutham | last2=Raj | first3=R Vamsi | last3=Krishna| first4=Shruthi Bhargava | last4=Choubey | title=A Study on Tesla Autopilot |url=https://www.ijspr.com/citations/v71n1/IJSPR_7101_30573.pdf | publisher={{w|Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology}} | date=May 2020}}</ref> | | 2014 || September || Automotives || Product launch || All Tesla cars start shipping with sensors and software to support {{w|Tesla Autopilot}}, a suite of [[w:advanced driver-assistance systems|advanced driver-assistance system]] (ADAS) features that amounts to [[w:Self-driving car#Level 2|Level 2]] vehicle automation.<ref>{{Cite journal| first1=K. Nived | last1=Maanyu1 | first2=D Goutham | last2=Raj | first3=R Vamsi | last3=Krishna| first4=Shruthi Bhargava | last4=Choubey | title=A Study on Tesla Autopilot |url=https://www.ijspr.com/citations/v71n1/IJSPR_7101_30573.pdf | publisher={{w|Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology}} | date=May 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| 2017 || February || Automotives || Recognition || {{w|Consumer Reports}} ranks Tesla as the top American car brand and the 8th among global carmakers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cars-which-car-brands-make-the-best-vehicles-2017/ |title=Which Car Brands Make the Best Vehicles? |first=Jeff S. |last=Bartlett |work=[[wikipedia:Consumer Reports|Consumer Reports]] |date=February 28, 2017 |accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref> | | 2017 || February || Automotives || Recognition || {{w|Consumer Reports}} ranks Tesla as the top American car brand and the 8th among global carmakers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cars-which-car-brands-make-the-best-vehicles-2017/ |title=Which Car Brands Make the Best Vehicles? |first=Jeff S. |last=Bartlett |work=[[wikipedia:Consumer Reports|Consumer Reports]] |date=February 28, 2017 |accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2017 || July || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla begins selling the [[w:Tesla Model 3|Model 3]], its fourth vehicle model.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tesla-hands-over-first-model-3-electric-cars-early-buyers-n787716 |website=NBC News |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> With its pledged starting pricing of US$35,000, this model responds to Musk’s ambition to bring a fully electric car to the mass market.<ref name="Higgins"/> | + | | 2017 || July || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla begins selling the [[w:Tesla Model 3|Model 3]], its fourth vehicle model.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tesla-hands-over-first-model-3-electric-cars-early-buyers-n787716 |website=NBC News |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> With its pledged starting pricing of US$35,000, this model responds to Musk’s ambition to bring a fully electric car to the mass market.<ref name="Higgins"/> || |
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| 2017 || August || Solar energy || Product launch || Production of solar panels begins at {{w|Giga New York}} factory, located in [[w:Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Solar Roof Tile Production At Tesla's Buffalo "Gigafactory" Now Up & Running |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210929/https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/07/solar-roof-tile-production-teslas-buffalo-facility-now-running/ |website=web.archive.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=12 January 2021}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla sign 2.jpg|thumb|center|200px|{{w|Giga New York}} factory]] | | 2017 || August || Solar energy || Product launch || Production of solar panels begins at {{w|Giga New York}} factory, located in [[w:Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Solar Roof Tile Production At Tesla's Buffalo "Gigafactory" Now Up & Running |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210929/https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/07/solar-roof-tile-production-teslas-buffalo-facility-now-running/ |website=web.archive.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=12 January 2021}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla sign 2.jpg|thumb|center|200px|{{w|Giga New York}} factory]] | ||
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| 2017 || November 16 || Automotives || Product launch || The {{w|Tesla Semi}} is unveiled at a press conference, as an [[w:electric truck|all-electric]] [[w:battery electric vehicle|battery-powered]] [[w:Truck classification#Class 8|Class 8]] [[w:Semi-trailer truck|semi-truck]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla, Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH51-loeLgM |website=youtube.com |access-date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Production is planned for 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla, Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH51-loeLgM |website=youtube.com |access-date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:The Tesla Semi Truck (40705940423).jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Tesla Semi}}]] | | 2017 || November 16 || Automotives || Product launch || The {{w|Tesla Semi}} is unveiled at a press conference, as an [[w:electric truck|all-electric]] [[w:battery electric vehicle|battery-powered]] [[w:Truck classification#Class 8|Class 8]] [[w:Semi-trailer truck|semi-truck]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla, Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH51-loeLgM |website=youtube.com |access-date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Production is planned for 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla, Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH51-loeLgM |website=youtube.com |access-date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:The Tesla Semi Truck (40705940423).jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Tesla Semi}}]] | ||
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| + | | 2017 || December || Automotives || Acquisition || Tesla acquires the factory automation firm Compass Automation with expertise in automated assembly and inspection systems. By the end of 2018 the company would be working exclusively for Tesla.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Fred |title=Tesla quietly acquired automated manufacturing firm to design factories |url=https://electrek.co/2020/06/04/tesla-acquired-automated-manufacturing-firm-compass-automation/ |website=Electrek |access-date=29 June 2022 |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> || | ||
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| 2018 || May 8 || || Expansion || The Tesla (Shanghai) company is formally established, with an authorized capital of 100 million yuan, wholly owned by Tesla Motors Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |title=特斯拉独资在浦东注册成立公司 - 上海浦东 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023161218/http://www.pudong.gov.cn/shpd/news/20180515/006001_baa8cd41-4f00-4b9f-80d7-7abcee652a01.htm |website=web.archive.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=23 October 2018}}</ref> | | 2018 || May 8 || || Expansion || The Tesla (Shanghai) company is formally established, with an authorized capital of 100 million yuan, wholly owned by Tesla Motors Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |title=特斯拉独资在浦东注册成立公司 - 上海浦东 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023161218/http://www.pudong.gov.cn/shpd/news/20180515/006001_baa8cd41-4f00-4b9f-80d7-7abcee652a01.htm |website=web.archive.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=23 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| 2018 || August || || Company || Elon Musk briefly considers taking Tesla private.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elon Musk tweets he’s thinking about taking Tesla private |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/07/elon-musk-tesla-private-tweet/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jr |first1=Tom Huddleston |title=Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private at over $70 billion — here’s what that means |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/08/elon-musk-wants-to-take-tesla-private--heres-what-it-means.html |website=CNBC |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en |date=8 August 2018}}</ref> The plan would not materialize, giving rise to much controversy and many lawsuits including a [[w:Elon Musk#SEC lawsuit|securities fraud charge from the SEC]]. | | 2018 || August || || Company || Elon Musk briefly considers taking Tesla private.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elon Musk tweets he’s thinking about taking Tesla private |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/07/elon-musk-tesla-private-tweet/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jr |first1=Tom Huddleston |title=Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private at over $70 billion — here’s what that means |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/08/elon-musk-wants-to-take-tesla-private--heres-what-it-means.html |website=CNBC |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en |date=8 August 2018}}</ref> The plan would not materialize, giving rise to much controversy and many lawsuits including a [[w:Elon Musk#SEC lawsuit|securities fraud charge from the SEC]]. | ||
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| + | | 2018 || September || || Legal || The {{w|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}} (SEC) charges Musk with securities fraud for his "false and misleading" statements after tweeting that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Salinas|first=Sara|date=September 27, 2018|title=SEC charges Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/27/tesla-falls-4percent-on-report-elon-musk-sued-by-sec.html|access-date=28 June 2022|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> In April 2022, a federal judge would rule that Musk "recklessly made the statements with knowledge as to their falsity".<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2022 |title=Judge rules Musk's tweets over taking Tesla private were false, investors say |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-musk-idINL3N2WE05T |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> The SEC also charged Tesla with failing to have adequate controls and procedures in place regarding Musk's tweets.<ref>{{cite web |title=SEC.gov {{!}} Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge |url=https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226 |website=www.sec.gov |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref> || | ||
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| 2018 || November 8 || || Team || Australian business executive {{w|Robyn Denholm}} succeeds {{w|Elon Musk}} as [[w:chairperson|chair]] of {{w|Tesla, Inc.}}, having previously worked as Tesla board member and technology executive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Names New Chair As Elon Musk Steps Down |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/08/665539726/tesla-names-new-chair-as-robyn-denholm-elon-musk-steps-down#:~:text=Tesla-,Robyn%20Denholm%20was%20named%20the%20new%20chair,board%20to%20replace%20Elon%20Musk.&text=Tesla%20has%20named%20a%20new,the%20Securities%20and%20Exchange%20Commission. |website=NPR.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:2018-05-16-cebit-robyn-m-denholm-portrait.jpg|thumb|center|120px|{{w|Robyn Denholm}}]] | | 2018 || November 8 || || Team || Australian business executive {{w|Robyn Denholm}} succeeds {{w|Elon Musk}} as [[w:chairperson|chair]] of {{w|Tesla, Inc.}}, having previously worked as Tesla board member and technology executive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Names New Chair As Elon Musk Steps Down |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/08/665539726/tesla-names-new-chair-as-robyn-denholm-elon-musk-steps-down#:~:text=Tesla-,Robyn%20Denholm%20was%20named%20the%20new%20chair,board%20to%20replace%20Elon%20Musk.&text=Tesla%20has%20named%20a%20new,the%20Securities%20and%20Exchange%20Commission. |website=NPR.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:2018-05-16-cebit-robyn-m-denholm-portrait.jpg|thumb|center|120px|{{w|Robyn Denholm}}]] | ||
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| 2019 || April || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla announces that all of its cars would include Autopilot software (defined as just ''Traffic-Aware Cruise Control'' and ''Autosteer'' (Beta)) as a standard feature moving forward.<ref name=BusinessInsider_201904>{{cite news |last1=Logan |first1=Bryan |title=Tesla made Autopilot a standard feature on all its vehicles and announced sweeping changes to the Model 3 lineup |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-3-lineup-changes-autopilot-comes-standard-2019-4 |work={{w|Business Insider}} |date=April 11, 2019}}</ref> | | 2019 || April || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla announces that all of its cars would include Autopilot software (defined as just ''Traffic-Aware Cruise Control'' and ''Autosteer'' (Beta)) as a standard feature moving forward.<ref name=BusinessInsider_201904>{{cite news |last1=Logan |first1=Bryan |title=Tesla made Autopilot a standard feature on all its vehicles and announced sweeping changes to the Model 3 lineup |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-3-lineup-changes-autopilot-comes-standard-2019-4 |work={{w|Business Insider}} |date=April 11, 2019}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2019 || November 6 || || Tesla files for a trademark on "Cybrtrk", which would be granted under {{w|United States Patent and Trademark Office}} 88682748. However, it would be abandoned on August 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=CYBRTRK Trademark Information |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206132926/https://trademark.trademarkia.com/cybrtrk-88682748.html |website=archive |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref> | + | | 2019 || November 6 || Automotives || || Tesla files for a trademark on "Cybrtrk", which would be granted under {{w|United States Patent and Trademark Office}} 88682748. However, it would be abandoned on August 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=CYBRTRK Trademark Information |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206132926/https://trademark.trademarkia.com/cybrtrk-88682748.html |website=archive |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref> |
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| + | | 2019 || November 21 || Automotives || Product launch || The {{w|Tesla Cybertruck}} is unveiled at the Tesla Design Studio, next to {{w|SpaceX}} headquarters in Los Angeles—the same month, year and location that the movie ''{{w|Blade Runner}}'' was set in.<ref>{{cite web |title=elonmusk |url=https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1192117194756243457 |website=Twitter |access-date=8 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=elonmusk |url=https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1192113294036754432 |website=Twitter |access-date=8 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:20191121-tesla-cybertruck-rear-cybrtrk.jpg|thumb|center|200px|{{w|Tesla Cybertruck}}]] | ||
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| 2019–2020 || From July 2019 to June 2020 || || Financial (profit) || Tesla reports four profitable quarters in a row for the first time, which makes it eligible for inclusion in the {{w|S&P 500}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kolodny |first1=Lora |title=Tesla reports fourth straight quarter of profits |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/tesla-tsla-earnings-q2-2020.html |website=CNBC |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en |date=22 July 2020}}</ref> | | 2019–2020 || From July 2019 to June 2020 || || Financial (profit) || Tesla reports four profitable quarters in a row for the first time, which makes it eligible for inclusion in the {{w|S&P 500}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kolodny |first1=Lora |title=Tesla reports fourth straight quarter of profits |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/tesla-tsla-earnings-q2-2020.html |website=CNBC |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en |date=22 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| 2020 || July || || Financial (valuation) || Tesla reaches a valuation of US$206 billion, surpassing {{w|Toyota}}'s $202 billion and becoming the world's most valuable automaker by market capitalization.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevens |first1=Pippa |title=Tesla tops Toyota to become largest automaker by market value |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/tesla-tops-toyota-to-become-largest-automaker-by-market-value.html |website=CNBC |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en |date=1 July 2020}}</ref> | | 2020 || July || || Financial (valuation) || Tesla reaches a valuation of US$206 billion, surpassing {{w|Toyota}}'s $202 billion and becoming the world's most valuable automaker by market capitalization.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevens |first1=Pippa |title=Tesla tops Toyota to become largest automaker by market value |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/tesla-tops-toyota-to-become-largest-automaker-by-market-value.html |website=CNBC |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en |date=1 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| + | | 2020 || July 25 || {{w|Energy storage}} || Criticism || ''{{w|The Times}}'' notes Tesla's dependence on cobalt from the [[w:Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of Congo]] in their lithium-ion car batteries, which have been called "blood batteries" due to incidents of child labor and extremely poor working conditions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Flanagan|first=Jane|date=July 25, 2020|title='Blood batteries' fuel the fortune of Elon Musk|language=en|newspaper={{w|The Times}}|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/blood-batteries-fuel-the-fortune-of-elon-musk-qkhlvp5dr|access-date=28 June 2022|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Tesla claims that it is moving to cobalt-free batteries without giving a timeline.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calma|first=Justine|date=September 22, 2020|title=Tesla to make EV battery cathodes without cobalt|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/22/21451670/tesla-cobalt-free-cathodes-mining-battery-nickel-ev-cost|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref> || | ||
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| 2020 || August 31 || || Financial ({{w|stock split}}) || Following this increase in value, Tesla has a 5-for-1 {{w|stock split}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Business |first1=Anneken Tappe, CNN |title=Apple and Tesla just announced stock splits. Here's what that means for your investments |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/investing/stock-split-apple-tesla/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> | | 2020 || August 31 || || Financial ({{w|stock split}}) || Following this increase in value, Tesla has a 5-for-1 {{w|stock split}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Business |first1=Anneken Tappe, CNN |title=Apple and Tesla just announced stock splits. Here's what that means for your investments |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/investing/stock-split-apple-tesla/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| 2021 || August 19 || {{w|Robot}} || Project launch || The {{w|Tesla Bot}} is unveiled at the company's AI Day as a conceptual general purpose [[w:Robot|robotic]] [[w:Humanoid robot|humanoid]] planned by Tesla. Musk claims during the event that Tesla would build a prototype by 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leswing|first=Kif|date=2021-08-20|title=Elon Musk says Tesla will build a humanoid robot prototype by next year|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/19/elon-musk-teases-tesla-bot-humanoid-robot-for-repetitive-tasks.html|access-date=2021-11-06|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> | | 2021 || August 19 || {{w|Robot}} || Project launch || The {{w|Tesla Bot}} is unveiled at the company's AI Day as a conceptual general purpose [[w:Robot|robotic]] [[w:Humanoid robot|humanoid]] planned by Tesla. Musk claims during the event that Tesla would build a prototype by 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leswing|first=Kif|date=2021-08-20|title=Elon Musk says Tesla will build a humanoid robot prototype by next year|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/19/elon-musk-teases-tesla-bot-humanoid-robot-for-repetitive-tasks.html|access-date=2021-11-06|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2021 || September || Automotives || Safety || The {{w|National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}} (NHTSA) orders Tesla to submit data on its Autopilot self-driving software or face about $115 million in fines. Tesla is ordered to provide a wide-ranging set of data related to its [[w:Tesla Autopilot|Autopilot]] driver assistance system, as part of the agency's investigation into a series of crashes involving Teslas with the Autopilot software activated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Annie |title=Tesla Must Send Autopilot Data to Feds by October 22 |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37465030/tesla-autopilot-data-nhtsa-october-22-investigation/ |website=Car and Driver |access-date=7 June 2022 |date=2 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NHTSA orders Tesla to provide Autopilot data |url=https://capital.com/nhtsa-orders-tesla-to-provide-autopilot-data |website=capital.com |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Ordered to Turn Over Autopilot Data to the NHTSA After the 12th Crash Involving an Emergency Vehicle |url=https://www.futurecar.com/4842/Tesla-Ordered-to-Turn-Over-Autopilot-Data-to-the-NHTSA-After-the-12th-Crash-Involving-an-Emergency-Vehicle |website=www.futurecar.com |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> | + | | 2021 || September || Automotives || Safety || The {{w|National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}} (NHTSA) orders Tesla to submit data on its Autopilot self-driving software or face about $115 million in fines. Tesla is ordered to provide a wide-ranging set of data related to its [[w:Tesla Autopilot|Autopilot]] driver assistance system, as part of the agency's investigation into a series of crashes involving Teslas with the Autopilot software activated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Annie |title=Tesla Must Send Autopilot Data to Feds by October 22 |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37465030/tesla-autopilot-data-nhtsa-october-22-investigation/ |website=Car and Driver |access-date=7 June 2022 |date=2 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NHTSA orders Tesla to provide Autopilot data |url=https://capital.com/nhtsa-orders-tesla-to-provide-autopilot-data |website=capital.com |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Ordered to Turn Over Autopilot Data to the NHTSA After the 12th Crash Involving an Emergency Vehicle |url=https://www.futurecar.com/4842/Tesla-Ordered-to-Turn-Over-Autopilot-Data-to-the-NHTSA-After-the-12th-Crash-Involving-an-Emergency-Vehicle |website=www.futurecar.com |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla meme.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Tesla Autopilot interface]] |
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| + | | 2021 || October || Automotives || Legal || A jury finds Tesla liable for the racial harassment of [[w:Owen Diaz vs. Tesla|Owen Diaz]] at its Fremont facility during 2015–2016 and a total damage of $15 million by subsequent ruling of a judge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-san-francisco-race-and-ethnicity-tesla-inc-african-americans-d74d7fc97fc5b0608c26015aa77d7c74|title=Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M|website={{w|Associated Press}}|date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stempel |first1=Jonathan |last2=Wiessner |first2=Daniel |title=Judge finds Tesla liable to Black former worker who alleged bias, but slashes payout |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-judge-cuts-verdict-tesla-race-bias-case-15-mln-137-mln-2022-04-14/ |work=Reuters |date=April 14, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || | ||
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| 2021 || October 26 || || Financial (valuation) || Tesla's {{w|market capitalization}} reaches US$1 trillion, the sixth company to do so in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla is now worth more than US$1 trillion |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/tesla-is-now-worth-more-than-us-1-trillion-1.5639388#:~:text=Tesla%20now%20valued%20at%20more%20than%20%241%20trillion&text=Tesla%20just%20became%20the%20sixth,be%20worth%20US%241%20trillion. |website=CTVNews |access-date=6 May 2022 |language=en |date=26 October 2021}}</ref> | | 2021 || October 26 || || Financial (valuation) || Tesla's {{w|market capitalization}} reaches US$1 trillion, the sixth company to do so in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla is now worth more than US$1 trillion |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/tesla-is-now-worth-more-than-us-1-trillion-1.5639388#:~:text=Tesla%20now%20valued%20at%20more%20than%20%241%20trillion&text=Tesla%20just%20became%20the%20sixth,be%20worth%20US%241%20trillion. |website=CTVNews |access-date=6 May 2022 |language=en |date=26 October 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| 2022 || March 22 || Automotives || Expansion || {{w|Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg}} officially opens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla: Elon Musk opens delayed 'gigafactory' in Berlin |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60835389 |website=BBC News |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shead |first1=Sam |title=Elon Musk breaks out the dance moves as he opens new Tesla factory in Germany |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/22/gigafactory-berlin-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-opens-electric-vehicle-plant.html |website=CNBC |access-date=6 May 2022 |language=en |date=22 March 2022}}</ref> Located in [[w:Grünheide (Mark)|Grünheide]] ({{w|Brandenburg}}), {{w|Germany}}, 35 kilometers south-east of central {{w|Berlin}} near the {{w|Berlin Brandenburg Airport}}, it is Tesla's first manufacturing location in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg |url=https://www.tesla.com/giga-berlin |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Tesla |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla approves purchase contract for European Gigafactory, just outside of Berlin – pv magazine USA |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229061319/https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/01/21/tesla-approves-purchase-contract-for-european-gigafactory-just-outside-of-berlin/ |website=web.archive.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=29 February 2020}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla Gigafactory 4 DJI 0336.jpg|thumb|center|220px]] | | 2022 || March 22 || Automotives || Expansion || {{w|Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg}} officially opens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla: Elon Musk opens delayed 'gigafactory' in Berlin |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60835389 |website=BBC News |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shead |first1=Sam |title=Elon Musk breaks out the dance moves as he opens new Tesla factory in Germany |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/22/gigafactory-berlin-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-opens-electric-vehicle-plant.html |website=CNBC |access-date=6 May 2022 |language=en |date=22 March 2022}}</ref> Located in [[w:Grünheide (Mark)|Grünheide]] ({{w|Brandenburg}}), {{w|Germany}}, 35 kilometers south-east of central {{w|Berlin}} near the {{w|Berlin Brandenburg Airport}}, it is Tesla's first manufacturing location in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg |url=https://www.tesla.com/giga-berlin |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Tesla |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla approves purchase contract for European Gigafactory, just outside of Berlin – pv magazine USA |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229061319/https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/01/21/tesla-approves-purchase-contract-for-european-gigafactory-just-outside-of-berlin/ |website=web.archive.org |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=29 February 2020}}</ref> || [[File:Tesla Gigafactory 4 DJI 0336.jpg|thumb|center|220px]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2022 || June || Automotives || Financial || Elon Musk mentions the possibility of bankruptcy as Tesla faces billions of dollars in losses from its production plants {{w|Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg}} and {{w|Giga Texas}}, as well as supply chain issues, and pandemic-related lockdowns.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla facing billions in losses; risk of bankruptcy? - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2022/06/28/tesla-facing-billions-in-losses-risk-of-bankruptcy/ |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |access-date=28 June 2022 |date=28 June 2022}}</ref> || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2022 || August 5 || Automotives || || Tesla announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Fred |title=Tesla (TSLA) announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car |url=https://electrek.co/2022/08/05/tesla-tsla-produced-3-millionth-electric-car/#:~:text=Tesla%20has%20announced%20that%20it,%E2%80%9Cthe%20last%20few%20weeks.%E2%80%9D |website=Electrek |access-date=6 August 2022 |date=5 August 2022}}</ref> || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Numerical and visual data == | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="sortable wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Year | ||
| + | ! Deliveries | ||
| + | ! Production | ||
| + | ! Annual revenue | ||
| + | ! Employees | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2008 || || || $15 million || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2009 || || || $112 million || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2010 || || || $117 million || 899 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2011 || || || $204 million || 1,417 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2012 || || || $413 million || 2,964 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2013 || 22,442 || || $2.01 billion || 5,859 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2014 || 31,655 || 35,000 || $3.2 billion || 10,161 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2015 || 50,517 || 51,095 || $4.05 billion || 13,058 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2016 || 76,243 || 83,922 || $7 billion || 17,782 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2017 || 103,091 || 100,757 || $11.76 billion || 37,543 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2018 || 245,491 || 254,530 || $21.46 billion || 48,817 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2019 || 367,656 || 365,232 || $24.58 billion || 48,016 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2020 || 499,535 || 509,737 || $31.54 billion || 70,757 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2021 (Q1+Q2) || 386,181 || 386,759 || $22.35 billion || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="sortable wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Date | ||
| + | ! Active superchargers | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2013 || 7 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2013 || 15 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2014 || 84 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2014 || 145 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2015 || 328 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2015 || 432 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2016 || 553 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2016 || 640 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2017 || 767 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2017 || 889 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2018 || 1,133 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2018 || 1,314 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2019 || 1,433 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2019 || 1,594 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2020 || 1,770 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2020 || 1,915 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | January 2021 || 2,613 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | July 2021 || 2,966 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | October 2021 || 3,059 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Google Scholar === | ||
| + | The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of November 6, 2021.<ref name="Backlinko">{{cite web |title=Tesla Revenue and Production Statistics for 2021 |url=https://backlinko.com/tesla-stats |website=Backlinko |access-date=1 January 2022 |date=30 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="sortable wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Year | ||
| + | ! Tesla Motors Tesla, Inc. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2005 || 855 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2006 || 1,060 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2007 || 1,170 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2008 || 1,410 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2009 || 1,580 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2010 || 1,720 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2011 || 1,820 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2012 || 2,450 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2013 || 2,430 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2014 || 2,730 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2015 || 3,110 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2016 || 3,540 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2017 || 4,090 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2018 || 4,080 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2019 || 4,140 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2020 || 4,280 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Tesla Motors Tesla Inc gscho.png|thumb|center|700px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | === Google Trends === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The chart below shows {{w|Google Trends}} data for Tesla, Inc.(Vehicle manufacturer), from January 2004 to November 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.<ref>{{cite web |title= Tesla, Inc. |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0dr90d |website=Google Trends |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Tesla gt.png|thumb|center|650px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Wikipedia Views === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article {{w|Tesla, Inc.}}, from July 2015 to October 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wikipedia Views: Tesla, Inc.|url=https://wikipediaviews.org/displayviewsformultiplemonths.php?page=Tesla%2C+Inc.&allmonths=allmonths-api&language=en&drilldown=all |website=wikipediaviews.org |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Tesla wv.png|thumb|center|550px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Google Ngram Viewer === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The comparative chart below shows {{w|Google Ngram Viewer}} data for Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, SpaceX andTesla Inc., from 2003 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title= for Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, SpaceX andTesla Inc |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Tesla+Motors%2CElon+Musk%2CSpaceX%2C+Tesla+Inc.&year_start=2003&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1%3B%2CTesla%20Motors%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CElon%20Musk%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CSpaceX%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CTesla%20Inc.%3B%2Cc0#t1%3B%2CTesla%20Motors%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CElon%20Musk%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CSpaceX%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2CTesla%20Inc.%3B%2Cc0 |website=books.google.com |access-date=7 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Tesla ngram.png|thumb|center|700px]] | ||
==Meta information on the timeline== | ==Meta information on the timeline== | ||
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===What the timeline is still missing=== | ===What the timeline is still missing=== | ||
| + | * {{w|Criticism of Tesla, Inc.}} | ||
* [https://backlinko.com/tesla-stats tables] | * [https://backlinko.com/tesla-stats tables] | ||
* Tesla stock evolution | * Tesla stock evolution | ||
Latest revision as of 20:39, 10 April 2024
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This is a timeline of the American company Tesla, Inc., a car manufacturer, energy storage manufacturer, and solar power installer.
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- Other events are described under the following types: "Background", "Company", "Competition", "Currency adoption", "Efficientcy", "Legal", "Notable comment", "Sales", "Supply contract", and "Technology".
Big picture
| Time period | Key developments | More details |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2008 | Early period | Tesla is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Its initial prototype is produced. Elon Musk joins the company as an investor in 2004. [1] The Tesla Roadster is unveiled in 2006, and would enter production in 2008.[1] |
| 2008 onwards | Elon Musk period | Elon Musk gains control of Tesla and injects millions of his fortune into the company, which narrowly escapes bankruptcy. The company launches its initial public offering in 2010. Staff reaches 3,000 employees by the end of 2012. Tesla starts selling the Model S in 2015 and achieves rapidly growing sales. The network of Supercharger stations is expanded to cover the entire United States, and expands to other countries. By 2018, in the competition arena, the world’s largest automakers, rushing to catch up with their own electric cars, invest more than US$100 billion.[2] |
| 2019 onwards | International production | Tesla opens its first "Gigafactory" outside the United States in Shanghai. By 2020, the company hits its goal of building a half-million cars.[3] |
| 2021 onwards | Profitable company | Tesla becomes profitable for the first time in 2021, after removing the effect of credits and tax breaks.[4] |
Full timeline
| Year | Month and date | Category | Event type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Automotives | Prelude | Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla files the first patents for a two phase AC system with four electric power lines, which consists of a generator, a transmission system and a multi-phase motor. Today, his invention is the basis for modern electrical power transmission.[5] | ||
| 1971 | June 21 | Prelude | Elon Musk is born in Pretoria, South Africa.[6] | ||
| 2003 | July 1 | Automotives | Company | Tesla Motors is founded by technology entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in San Carlos, California.[7] The company is registered in Delaware. The name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla.[2] | |
| 2004 | April | Automotives | Financial (funding) | Elon Musk, now an immigrant to the United States, and already successful entrepreneur, leads the company's $7.5 million Series A financing round and becomes chairman of the board.[7][8] | |
| 2004 | May | Automotives | Team | Jeffrey Brian Straubel joins Tesla as Chief Technical Officer.[9] | |
| 2005 | February | Automotives | Financial (funding) | Elon Musk injects $13 million more into the company in a Series B round during the development of the yet-announced Tesla Roadster.[8] | .jpg) Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto |
| 2005 | July 11 | Automotives | Partnership | Tesla signs production contract for Lotus to manufacture complete cars for what would later become the Tesla Roadster.[10] | |
| 2006 | May | Automotives | Financial (funding) | Elon Musk and Technology Partners raise $40 million in a Series C round for Tesla.[8] | |
| 2006 | July | Solar energy | Background | Elon Musk cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive, with help of Elon, found SolarCity, a solar energy generation company that would later be acquired by Tesla.[2] | |
| 2006 | July 19 | Automotives | Product launch | Prototypes of Tesla's first car, the Roadster, are officially revealed to the public in Santa Monica, California, at a 350-person invitation-only event held in Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport.[11] | |
| 2007 | August | Automotives | Team | Martin Eberhard is asked by the board, led by Elon Musk, to step down as CEO. Eberhard takes the title of "President of Technology".[12] | |
| 2007 | November | Automotives | Team | Israeli-born American technology entrepreneur Ze'ev Drori becomes Tesla's CEO and President.[7] A high-tech veteran, Drori previously founded Monolithic Memories, which made advances in memory such as programmable read-only memory (PROM) for semiconductors.[13] | |
| 2007 | Late year | Financial (status) | Tesla falls into a serious financial state, with existing shareholders having no alternative but to recapitalize the company. Musk commits almost all his cash reserves to the company, leaving a few million dollars to cover living expenses.[14] | ||
| 2008 | January | Automotives | Team | Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning both leave the company.[15] In the same month, Tesla fires several key personnel to pare down costs after a performance review by new CEO Ze'ev Drori.[14] | |
| 2008 | January 19 | Automotives | Legal | The Tesla Roadster is granted a waiver in regards to advanced airbags by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, since the "public interest is served by encouraging the development of fuel-efficient and alternative-fueled vehicles."[16] | |
| 2008 | January 24 | Automotives | Legal | Tesla Roadster becomes legal for sale in the United States, after gaining federal safety approval.[17] | |
| 2008 | February | Automotives | Financial (funding) | A fifth round of funding adds US$4 million, with Musk contribution cumulating US$70 million of his own money at this time.[14] | |
| 2008 | March | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla starts producing the Roadster.[7] | |
| 2008 | April 15 | Automotives | Legal | Tesla files a lawsuit against American electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker Inc., alledging that the automaker stole trade secrets and copied design concepts, after the company was hired to design Tesla's WhiteStar sedan. [18] Henrik Fisker would file for arbitration in May 2008, and an arbitrator would rule in their favor in November 2008, finding "overwhelming" evidence showing that Fisker did not do anything wrong.[19][20] Subsequently, Tesla would be ordered to pay $1.14 million in legal fees and costs to Fisker.[21] | |
| 2008 | May 2 | Automotive | Expansion (factory) | Tesla opens its first flagship store in Los Angeles. Located near the corner of Santa Monica and Sepulveda, the US$2million store is designed to have a "nontraditional automative experience" based on the Apple Store concept for consumers.[22] | |
| 2008 | May | Automotives | Financial (funding) | German multinational Daimler AG announces a US$50 million investment, giving the company a 10 percent stake in Tesla.[2] Later, Musk would state that this investment saved Tesla.[23][14] | |
| 2008 | June 13 | Team | Team | Deepak Ahuja is offered the position of Chief Financial Officer at Tesla Motors, reporting to CEO and president Ze'ev Drori.[24] In 2015 Ahuja would retire from the company, and then return as Chief Financial Officer again in February 2017 to replace Jason Wheeler.[25] | |
| 2008 | June | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla announces the Model S on June 30, with a starting price of $50,000.[26] | |
| 2008 | July 1 | Energy storage | Supply contract | German magazine AutomobilWoche reports that Tesla would supply lithium ion batteries to Mercedes-Benz.[27][28] | |
| 2008 | August | Automotives | Team | Tesla hires U.S. vehicle designer Franz von Holzhausen as its chief designer. He is involved in the design of the Tesla Model S.[29] | |
| 2008 | September 9 | Automotives | Technology | Tesla announces having completed the development of its new powertrain, which uses a single-speed transmission to achieve the original performance specifications of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in "about four seconds."[30][31] | |
| 2008 | September 18 | Automotives | Expansion (factory) | Tesla announces the acquisition of a US$250 million factory in San Jose, California, a facility that would employ 1,000 people. The company plans to build its new $60,000 sedan at the site.[32] | |
| 2008 | October | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla announces put of its Model S sedan on hold, closing the Michigan facility that was working on some of the sedan’s engineering and laying off an unspecified number of people. The company also announces that it would focus on selling its Roadster and power trains.[33] | |
| 2008 | October | Team | Elon Musk succeeds Drori as CEO of Tesla.[7] and fires 25% of the company's staff.[1] | ||
| 2008 | November | Financial (funding) | Tesla raises $40 million in a debt-financing round and narrowly escapes bankruptcy.[34][35] | ||
| 2009 | January 13 | Energy storage | Supply contract | Tesla signs a deal to provide Daimler with battery technology aimed to power 1,000 electric Smart city cars expected to be on the road by the end of the year.[36] | |
| 2009 | January | Automotives | Financial (funding) | By this time, Tesla cumulates US$187 million in funding, having delivered 147 cars. Musk contribution cumulates US$70 million of his own money to the company.[37] | |
| 2009 | March 26 | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla unveils its Model S plug-in electric sedan, the company's first all-original car. The list price of US$57,400 is eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, bringing the final effective price down to $49,900, allowing the company to reach into a much broader marketplace compared with its first offering, the $109,000 Tesla Roadster.[38][39][40] | |
| 2009 | May | Automotives | Partnership | Tesla enters into a strategic partnership with Daimler AG, which acquires 10% equity stake in Tesla for $50 million.[41] | |
| 2009 | June 8 | Legal | Martin Eberhard sues Elon Musk for libel and breach of contract, alleging that Musk sought to "rewrite history" by taking credit for the accomplishments and the very idea behind Tesla Motors, resulting in a damaged reputation for Eberhard, who would drop his suit later the same year.[42][1][43] | ||
| 2009 | June 11 | Automotives | Team | Tesla hires former Toyota executive Gilbert Passin, to lead the company's vehicle manufacturing operations.[44] | |
| 2009 | June | Automotives | Expansion (store) | Tesla opens its first European store in London.[45] | |
| 2009 | June 24 | Financial (loan) | The United States Department of Energy lends Tesla US$465 million to build an electric sedan and the battery packs needed to propel it.[46] The company is expected to repay its loan by May 2013.[47] | ||
| 2009 | July | Financial (profit) | Shortly after being approved to receive US$465 million in interest-bearing loans from the Department of Energy, Tesla announces having achieved corporate profitability for that month, having earned approximately US$1 million on revenue of US$20 million.[48][14] | ||
| 2009 | August 3 | Automotives | Legal | A San Mateo County Superior Court judge denies former Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard's request that he be declared one of only two Tesla founders. The court agrees that Eberhard's claims on the question of who founded Tesla have no merit. The ruling finally keeps with Tesla's claim that the company was founded by a team of several people, including Musk.[49] | |
| 2009 | September | Financial (funding) | Tesla announces a US$82.5 million round to accelerate Tesla's retail expansion.[50] | ||
| 2009 | September 21 | Automotives | Legal | Martin Eberhard announces an agreement stating that there are now five, rather than two, agreed-upon "founders" of Tesla. These include, in addition to Eberhard, Elon Musk, J. B. Straubel, Marc Tarpenning, and Ian Wright.[51] | |
| 2009 | September 22 | Energy storage | Partnership | Foster City, California-based company SolarCity announces a partnership with Rabobank to make electric car charging available for free to owners of Tesla vehicles traveling on Highway 101 between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Other cars that can make use of same charging technology are welcome.[52] | |
| 2009 | October 27 | Energy storage | Efficiency | A Tesla Roadster goes 313 miles on single charge, traveling through the Australian inland area from Alice Springs to Coober Pedy and rolling into town with three miles left on the battery. The event is part of a Global Green Challenge competition.[53] | |
| 2009 | October | Financial | According to a later court filing, Elon Musk runs out of cash around this time, having to obtain emergency loans from personal friends. Musk would write: "These loans are the exclusive source of cash I have. If I did not take these loans, I would have no liquid assets left."[54] | ||
| 2010 | Juanuary 8 | Energy storage | Partnership | Tesla partners with Panasonic, which agrees to be the automaker's sole supplier of electric vehicle battery packs. Tesla and Panasonic also agree to work together on developing cheap and efficient lithium-ion batteries.[55][56] | |
| 2010 | January 24 | Expansion | Tesla opens a new retail outlet in Chicago, which is intended to serve as showroom as well as a regional hub for the Tesla Ranger.[57] | ||
| 2010 | May 20 | Automotives | Partnership | Tesla and Toyota announce they would cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts and production system. Separately, Tesla would acquire a plant Toyota closed in the San Francisco area and build its upcoming all-electric Model S sedan at the site from 2012. Toyota also announces it would take a US$50 million stake in Tesla.[58] | |
| 2010 | May 26 | Expansion | Tesla opens store in Zurich, continuing expansion in Europe.[59] | ||
| 2010 | May | Acquisition | Tesla acquires shuttered Nummi auto plant in Fremont, California, after paying US$42 million.[60] | ||
| 2010 | June 29 | Financial (IPO) | Tesla launches its first initial public offering at US$17 per share, debuting with a $1.5 billion market cap. Of the shares in the offering, 11,880,600 shares are offered by the company and 1,419,400 shares are offered by selling stockholders.[61] | ||
| 2010 | June 30 | Expansion | Tesla announces Japan to be the first destination in Asia, with a dozen Japan Signature Series Roadsters being shipped from California. Japan pushes a full-scale electric vehicle roll-out and works with regions around the country territory to install power outlets for charging. The government also offers perks for energy-efficient vehicles including zero or lower taxes and green subsidies.[62] |  Tesla store in Nagoya | |
| 2010 | June | Automotives | Sales | Tesla sales are estimated at about ten cars a week, underperforming by a good margin from earlier estimates.[63][64] | |
| 2010 | July 8 | Team | Tesla hires former Gap Inc. and Apple Inc. executive George Blankenship to head store development and design.[65] | ||
| 2010 | July 10 | Automotives | Partnership | Tesla partners with Toyota for the development of battery-powered test versions of the Japanese carmaker’s RAV4 and Lexus RX. Tesla agrees to deliver two prototypes vehicles to Toyota in the month without identifying the models.[66] "Toyota and Tesla to develop battery-powered vehicles"[67] | |
| 2010 | August 5 | Financial | Tesla reports a net loss for the second quarter of US$26.1 million, compared to $23.8 million in the first quarter. Tesla says it lost more money in the last three months because it is spending more on research and development, as well as on global expansion.[68] | ||
| 2010 | August 25 | Automotives | Legal | Tesla pays a fine for lacking emissions Certificate of Conformity from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to comply with the Clean Air Act.[69][70] | |
| 2010 | October | Automotives | Facility | Tesla officially takes possession of the Tesla Factory site in Fremont, California and opens it.[71] The facility is acquired from Toyota for US$42 million.[72] | |
| 2010 | October | Automotives | Expansion | Tesla opens its first Japanese showroom in Tokyo.[73] | |
| 2010 | November 4 | Financial (funding) | Panasonic invests US$30 million in Teslam, in the form of purchase of common stock in a private placement. The investment is part of a multi-year collaboration of the two companies to accelerate the market expansion of the electric vehicle.[74] | ||
| 2010 | November 17 | Energy storage | Partnership | The new Toyota RAV4 EV makes its debut at the LA Auto Show. The powertrain, including the battery, power electronics module, electric motor, gearbox and software, is provided by Tesla, as a result of its partnership with Toyota.[75] | |
| 2010 | December 3 | Legal | Tesla settles a trademark dispute in Europe with Tesla Holding, the heir to a Soviet-bloc supplier of black-and-white TVs for the masses. The 90-year-old Czech supplier at one point provided transceivers for more than 60 percent of the radio and TV broadcasts in the former Soviet Union. Tesla Motors' applications for the “Tesla” trademark in the European Union was previously tied up by opposition from Tesla Holding, which is finally withdrawn.[76] | ||
| 2012 | February 9 | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla unlocks the Model X SUV.[77] | |
| 2012 | June 22 | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla officially starts selling its Model S[78], a sedan intended for the mainstream public.[2] | |
| 2012 | November | Automotives | Recognition | Just a few months after it started shipping, the Model S is named Car of the Year by American automobile magazine Motor Trend, in an unanimous vote.[2] | |
| 2013 | June 11 | Service (charging) | Product launch | Tesla announces the goal to deploy a battery swapping station in each of its existing supercharging stations, now to be renamed Tesla stations.[79] | |
| 2013 | October 2 | Automotives | Safety | A Tesla Model S catches on fire after hitting debris on the highway.[80] The Model S has as a large battery pack under the passenger compartment, protected by a quarter-inch-thick metal shield, which according to experts, if it's punctured by debris and the battery is damaged, it can cause shorts and arcing that can touch off fires.[81] | |
| 2014 | March | Automotives | Legal | New Jersey bans sales of the Tesla in the state, by finding that Tesla’s sales model violated regulations requiring that auto sales happen through a middleman franchisee.[82] | |
| 2014 | June | Company | Tesla open-sources its patents, arguing that doing so would allow the electric vehicle market to grow more rapidly. Musk writes "will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology." He also says that the new open source policy's goal is to help stem climate change.[83][84][85] | ||
| 2014 | September | Automotives | Product launch | All Tesla cars start shipping with sensors and software to support Tesla Autopilot, a suite of advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) features that amounts to Level 2 vehicle automation.[86] | |
| 2014 | November | Automotives | Competition | Chinese automobile manufacturer NIO is founded.[87] It is a top Tesla competitor in China.[88] | |
| 2015 | February | Automotives | Competition | Apple Inc. rumors to be working on a project, codenamed "Titan", to create an Apple-branded electric vehicle that resembles a minivan.[89] | |
| 2015 | March 18 | Legal | American politician Chris Christie signs a law reversing New Jersey's ban on Tesla selling its cars directly in New Jersey.[90] | ||
| 2015 | April | Energy storage | Product launch | Tesla enters the energy storage industry by announcing the Tesla Powerwall, a set of high-capacity batteries that can be used for home energy storage.[91] | |
| 2015 | May 7 | Manufacturing | Acquisition | Tesla Motors acquires a Michigan-based auto supplier Riviera Tool, marking the first acquisition. Riviera's 100 employees would be retained, and the acquired company renamed Tesla Tool & Die.[92] | |
| 2015 | September | Automotives | Competition | Porsche unveils its new Mission E electric car concept at the International Auto Show in Frankfurt. It will be expected to reach the market by 2020.[93] | |
| 2015 | September | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla officially starts deliveries of the Model X.[94] | |
| 2015 | October | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla introduces autopilot for its Model S.[95] The software already starts auto-improving later the month.[96] Later, Tesla restricted autopilot mode to stop people from doing "crazy things". | |
| 2015 | December | Automotives | Sales | Global sales of the Tesla Model S achieve the 100,000 unit milestone.[97] | |
| 2016 | January 10 | Automotives | Notable comment | Elon Musk predicts a Tesla will be able to drive itself across the country in 2018.[98] | |
| 2016 | April | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla Unveils the Model 3. Aimed for mass market consumers so it is planned to have a more affordable price[99] of $35,000 (£24,423) and will have a range of at least 215 miles (346km) per charge. It has over 375,000 pre-orders[100] that exceeded expectations; the car is due to be delivered in late 2017.[101][102] | |
| 2016 | November | Photovoltaics | Acquisition | Tesla acquires SolarCity, in an all-stock US$2.6 billion deal, entering the photovoltaics market.[103] |  |
| 2016 | December | Manufacturing | Acquisition | Tesla acquires German engineering firm Grohmann Engineering in Prüm as a new division dedicated to helping Tesla increase the automation and effectiveness of its manufacturing process.[104] | |
| 2017 | February | Company | Tesla Motors is renamed to Tesla Inc,[105] to better reflect the scope of its expanded business, which now includes electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar power generation.[106][107][108] | ||
| 2017 | February | Expansion | Tesla begins operating in Portugal and Taiwan.[109] | ||
| 2017 | February | Automotives | Recognition | Consumer Reports ranks Tesla as the top American car brand and the 8th among global carmakers.[110] | |
| 2017 | July | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla begins selling the Model 3, its fourth vehicle model.[111] With its pledged starting pricing of US$35,000, this model responds to Musk’s ambition to bring a fully electric car to the mass market.[2] | |
| 2017 | August | Solar energy | Product launch | Production of solar panels begins at Giga New York factory, located in Buffalo.[112] |  Giga New York factory |
| 2017 | October | Solar energy | Philanthropy | Tesla installs a solar plus storage system to restore electricity at a hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after the country is hit by Hurricane Maria.[113] | |
| 2017 | November 8 | Manufacturing | Acquisition | Tesla announces acquisition of Minnesota-based Perbix, which designs automated manufacturing equipment, and had been a Tesla supplier for nearly three years. Tesla announces that “With the acquisition of Perbix, Tesla further advances its efforts to turn the factory itself into a product to build the machine that makes the machine”.[114] | |
| 2017 | November 16 | Automotives | Product launch | The Tesla Semi is unveiled at a press conference, as an all-electric battery-powered Class 8 semi-truck.[115] Production is planned for 2023.[116] | |
| 2017 | December | Automotives | Acquisition | Tesla acquires the factory automation firm Compass Automation with expertise in automated assembly and inspection systems. By the end of 2018 the company would be working exclusively for Tesla.[117] | |
| 2018 | May 8 | Expansion | The Tesla (Shanghai) company is formally established, with an authorized capital of 100 million yuan, wholly owned by Tesla Motors Hong Kong.[118] | ||
| 2018 | July | Philanthropy | Tesla donates US$37.5 million to kindergarten to 12th grade science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in Nevada.[119] | ||
| 2018 | July | Expansion | Tesla signs an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a factory in Shanghai, which would be Tesla's first Gigafactory outside of the United States.[120] | ||
| 2018 | August | Company | Elon Musk briefly considers taking Tesla private.[121][122] The plan would not materialize, giving rise to much controversy and many lawsuits including a securities fraud charge from the SEC. | ||
| 2018 | September | Legal | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges Musk with securities fraud for his "false and misleading" statements after tweeting that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.[123] In April 2022, a federal judge would rule that Musk "recklessly made the statements with knowledge as to their falsity".[124] The SEC also charged Tesla with failing to have adequate controls and procedures in place regarding Musk's tweets.[125] | ||
| 2018 | November 8 | Team | Australian business executive Robyn Denholm succeeds Elon Musk as chair of Tesla, Inc., having previously worked as Tesla board member and technology executive.[126] | ||
| 2018 | December | Automotives | Sales | Tesla Model 3 becomes the world's best selling plug-in electric car for the year.[127] | |
| 2019 | January 30 | Team | Zach Kirkhorn is announced to replace Deepak Ahuja as Tesla's new CFO on the Q4 Tesla earning call.[128][129] | ||
| 2019 | March 14 | Automotives | Product launch | The Tesla Model Y is unveiled. Elon Musk states that this model will be a “manufacturing revolution”. The 12-volt battery architecture used in Tesla’s other vehicles is planned to be discarded, thus dramatically reducing the length of electric wiring needed and simplify the production process. Less wiring means more automation in the production process, and Musk announces plans to introduce more robots into the production line.[130] | |
| 2019 | April | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla announces that all of its cars would include Autopilot software (defined as just Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer (Beta)) as a standard feature moving forward.[131] | |
| 2019 | November 6 | Automotives | Tesla files for a trademark on "Cybrtrk", which would be granted under United States Patent and Trademark Office 88682748. However, it would be abandoned on August 10, 2020.[132] | ||
| 2019 | November 21 | Automotives | Product launch | The Tesla Cybertruck is unveiled at the Tesla Design Studio, next to SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles—the same month, year and location that the movie Blade Runner was set in.[133][134] | |
| 2019–2020 | From July 2019 to June 2020 | Financial (profit) | Tesla reports four profitable quarters in a row for the first time, which makes it eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500.[135] | ||
| 2020 | January 10 | Financial (valuation) | Tesla reaches a market capitalization of US$86 billion, breaking the record for greatest valuation of any American automaker.[136] | ||
| 2020 | January | Philanthropy | Tesla donates 5 million Yuan (US$723,000) to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.[137] | ||
| 2020 | March | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla begins deliveries of its fifth vehicle model, the Model Y crossover.[138] | |
| 2020 | June 10 | Financial (valuation) | Tesla's market capitalization surpasses those of BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen combined.[139] | ||
| 2020 | July | Financial (valuation) | Tesla reaches a valuation of US$206 billion, surpassing Toyota's $202 billion and becoming the world's most valuable automaker by market capitalization.[140] | ||
| 2020 | July 25 | Energy storage | Criticism | The Times notes Tesla's dependence on cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo in their lithium-ion car batteries, which have been called "blood batteries" due to incidents of child labor and extremely poor working conditions.[141] Tesla claims that it is moving to cobalt-free batteries without giving a timeline.[142] | |
| 2020 | August 31 | Financial (stock split) | Following this increase in value, Tesla has a 5-for-1 stock split.[143] | ||
| 2020 | December 21 | Financial | Tesla is added to the S&P 500 share index.[144] | ||
| 2021 | February | Financial (investment) | Tesla reveals having invested some US$1.5 billion in Bitcoin in 2020.[145] | ||
| 2021 | March 24 | Automotives | Currency adoption | Tesla starts accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for vehicle purchases in the United States and states that they would introduce Bitcoin payment in other countries later in the year.[146] | |
| 2021 | August 19 | Robot | Project launch | The Tesla Bot is unveiled at the company's AI Day as a conceptual general purpose robotic humanoid planned by Tesla. Musk claims during the event that Tesla would build a prototype by 2022.[147] | |
| 2021 | September | Automotives | Safety | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) orders Tesla to submit data on its Autopilot self-driving software or face about $115 million in fines. Tesla is ordered to provide a wide-ranging set of data related to its Autopilot driver assistance system, as part of the agency's investigation into a series of crashes involving Teslas with the Autopilot software activated.[148][149][150] | |
| 2021 | October | Automotives | Legal | A jury finds Tesla liable for the racial harassment of Owen Diaz at its Fremont facility during 2015–2016 and a total damage of $15 million by subsequent ruling of a judge.[151][152] | |
| 2021 | October 26 | Financial (valuation) | Tesla's market capitalization reaches US$1 trillion, the sixth company to do so in U.S. history.[153] | ||
| 2021 | October | Company | Tesla announces that it would move its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas.[154] | ||
| 2021 | Literature | Tim Higgins publishes Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century.[2] | |||
| 2022 | January 10 | Automotives | Expansion | Drive Tesla reports that Model S and Model X are set to debut outside of North America at a special viewing event in Taiwan. It is also reported that there would be a new design feature added to the Model S.[155] | |
| 2022 | March 22 | Automotives | Expansion | Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg officially opens.[156][157] Located in Grünheide (Brandenburg), Germany, 35 kilometers south-east of central Berlin near the Berlin Brandenburg Airport, it is Tesla's first manufacturing location in Europe.[158][159] | |
| 2022 | June | Automotives | Financial | Elon Musk mentions the possibility of bankruptcy as Tesla faces billions of dollars in losses from its production plants Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg and Giga Texas, as well as supply chain issues, and pandemic-related lockdowns.[160] | |
| 2022 | August 5 | Automotives | Tesla announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car.[161] |
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Numerical and visual data
| Year | Deliveries | Production | Annual revenue | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $15 million | |||
| 2009 | $112 million | |||
| 2010 | $117 million | 899 | ||
| 2011 | $204 million | 1,417 | ||
| 2012 | $413 million | 2,964 | ||
| 2013 | 22,442 | $2.01 billion | 5,859 | |
| 2014 | 31,655 | 35,000 | $3.2 billion | 10,161 |
| 2015 | 50,517 | 51,095 | $4.05 billion | 13,058 |
| 2016 | 76,243 | 83,922 | $7 billion | 17,782 |
| 2017 | 103,091 | 100,757 | $11.76 billion | 37,543 |
| 2018 | 245,491 | 254,530 | $21.46 billion | 48,817 |
| 2019 | 367,656 | 365,232 | $24.58 billion | 48,016 |
| 2020 | 499,535 | 509,737 | $31.54 billion | 70,757 |
| 2021 (Q1+Q2) | 386,181 | 386,759 | $22.35 billion |
| Date | Active superchargers |
|---|---|
| January 2013 | 7 |
| July 2013 | 15 |
| January 2014 | 84 |
| July 2014 | 145 |
| January 2015 | 328 |
| July 2015 | 432 |
| January 2016 | 553 |
| July 2016 | 640 |
| January 2017 | 767 |
| July 2017 | 889 |
| January 2018 | 1,133 |
| July 2018 | 1,314 |
| January 2019 | 1,433 |
| July 2019 | 1,594 |
| January 2020 | 1,770 |
| July 2020 | 1,915 |
| January 2021 | 2,613 |
| July 2021 | 2,966 |
| October 2021 | 3,059 |
Google Scholar
The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of November 6, 2021.[162]
| Year | Tesla Motors Tesla, Inc. |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 855 |
| 2006 | 1,060 |
| 2007 | 1,170 |
| 2008 | 1,410 |
| 2009 | 1,580 |
| 2010 | 1,720 |
| 2011 | 1,820 |
| 2012 | 2,450 |
| 2013 | 2,430 |
| 2014 | 2,730 |
| 2015 | 3,110 |
| 2016 | 3,540 |
| 2017 | 4,090 |
| 2018 | 4,080 |
| 2019 | 4,140 |
| 2020 | 4,280 |
Google Trends
The chart below shows Google Trends data for Tesla, Inc.(Vehicle manufacturer), from January 2004 to November 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.[163]
Wikipedia Views
The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article Tesla, Inc., from July 2015 to October 2021.[164]
Google Ngram Viewer
The comparative chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, SpaceX andTesla Inc., from 2003 to 2013.[165]
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- Base literature: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century (2021), by Tim Higgins.
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References
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