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| 2008 || April 15 || Automotives || Legal || Tesla files a lawsuit against American electric vehicle manufacturer {{w|Fisker Inc.}}, alledging that the automaker stole trade secrets and copied design concepts, after the company was hired to design Tesla's WhiteStar sedan. <ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors sues Fisker over stolen secrets |url=https://www.engadget.com/2008-04-15-tesla-motors-sues-fisker-over-stolen-secrets.html |website=Engadget |access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref> {{w|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.<ref name="ccmiller">Claire Cain Miller, [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/tesla-promised-another-40-million/ "Tesla Promised Another $40 Million, Loses Lawsuit,"] ''New York Times'', 3 November 2008.</ref><ref>Martin LaMonica, [http://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-loses-trade-secrets-case-against-fisker/ "Tesla Motors loses trade secrets case against Fisker,"] {{w|CNet}}, 4 November 2008.</ref> Subsequently, Tesla would be ordered to pay $1.14 million in legal fees and costs to Fisker.<ref>John O’Dell, [http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2008/12/tesla-ordered-to-pay-fisker-114-million-after-losing-trade-secrets-case.html "Tesla Ordered To Pay Fisker $1.14 Million After Losing Trade Secrets Case,"] {{w|Edmunds.com}}, 4 December 2008.</ref> || [[File:Henrik Fisker 2016.jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Henrik Fisker}}]] | | 2008 || April 15 || Automotives || Legal || Tesla files a lawsuit against American electric vehicle manufacturer {{w|Fisker Inc.}}, alledging that the automaker stole trade secrets and copied design concepts, after the company was hired to design Tesla's WhiteStar sedan. <ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors sues Fisker over stolen secrets |url=https://www.engadget.com/2008-04-15-tesla-motors-sues-fisker-over-stolen-secrets.html |website=Engadget |access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref> {{w|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.<ref name="ccmiller">Claire Cain Miller, [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/tesla-promised-another-40-million/ "Tesla Promised Another $40 Million, Loses Lawsuit,"] ''New York Times'', 3 November 2008.</ref><ref>Martin LaMonica, [http://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-loses-trade-secrets-case-against-fisker/ "Tesla Motors loses trade secrets case against Fisker,"] {{w|CNet}}, 4 November 2008.</ref> Subsequently, Tesla would be ordered to pay $1.14 million in legal fees and costs to Fisker.<ref>John O’Dell, [http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2008/12/tesla-ordered-to-pay-fisker-114-million-after-losing-trade-secrets-case.html "Tesla Ordered To Pay Fisker $1.14 Million After Losing Trade Secrets Case,"] {{w|Edmunds.com}}, 4 December 2008.</ref> || [[File:Henrik Fisker 2016.jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Henrik Fisker}}]] | ||
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| − | | 2008 || May 2 || Automotive || Expansion (factory) || Tesla opens its first flagship store in {{w|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 {{w|Apple Store}} concept for consumers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Opens First Dealership in Los Angeles |url=https://laist.com/news/tesla-opens-fir |website=LAist |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=en |date=2 May 2008}}</ref> | + | | 2008 || May 2 || Automotive || Expansion (factory) || Tesla opens its first flagship store in {{w|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 {{w|Apple Store}} concept for consumers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Opens First Dealership in Los Angeles |url=https://laist.com/news/tesla-opens-fir |website=LAist |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=en |date=2 May 2008}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2008 || May || Automotives || Financial (funding) || German multinational {{w|Daimler AG}} announces a US$50 million investment, giving the company a 10 percent stake in Tesla.<ref name="Higgins"/> Later, Musk would state that this investment saved Tesla.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Christmas miracle that saved Tesla - Business Insider |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001102631/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shares-the-miracle-that-saved-tesla-2015-12 |website=web.archive.org |access-date=5 November 2021 |date=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Seedhouse"/> | + | | 2008 || May || Automotives || Financial (funding) || German multinational {{w|Daimler AG}} announces a US$50 million investment, giving the company a 10 percent stake in Tesla.<ref name="Higgins"/> Later, Musk would state that this investment saved Tesla.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Christmas miracle that saved Tesla - Business Insider |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001102631/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shares-the-miracle-that-saved-tesla-2015-12 |website=web.archive.org |access-date=5 November 2021 |date=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Seedhouse"/> |
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| − | | 2008 || June 13 || Team || Team || {{w|Deepak Ahuja}} is offered the position of Chief Financial Officer at Tesla Motors, reporting to CEO and president {{w|Ze'ev Drori}}.<ref name="harding-20080613">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312510017054/dex1010.htm|title=Offer of Employment with Tesla Motors|date=13 June 2008|accessdate=6 May 2022|first1=Craig W.}}</ref> In 2015 Ahuja would retire from the company, and then return as Chief Financial Officer again in February 2017 to replace Jason Wheeler.<ref name="rosenbaum-20180502">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/02/tesla-cfo-managed-a-cash-crisis-in-2008-and-plans-to-do-it-again.html|title=This is the man Elon Musk trusts to rein in the Tesla cash crisis|work=CNBC|date=2 May 2018|accessdate=6 May 2022|first=Eric|last=Rosenbaum|quote=in 2015 Ahuja retired somewhat of a hero. … retaken the CFO post in February 2017}}</ref> | + | | 2008 || June 13 || Team || Team || {{w|Deepak Ahuja}} is offered the position of Chief Financial Officer at Tesla Motors, reporting to CEO and president {{w|Ze'ev Drori}}.<ref name="harding-20080613">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312510017054/dex1010.htm|title=Offer of Employment with Tesla Motors|date=13 June 2008|accessdate=6 May 2022|first1=Craig W.}}</ref> In 2015 Ahuja would retire from the company, and then return as Chief Financial Officer again in February 2017 to replace Jason Wheeler.<ref name="rosenbaum-20180502">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/02/tesla-cfo-managed-a-cash-crisis-in-2008-and-plans-to-do-it-again.html|title=This is the man Elon Musk trusts to rein in the Tesla cash crisis|work=CNBC|date=2 May 2018|accessdate=6 May 2022|first=Eric|last=Rosenbaum|quote=in 2015 Ahuja retired somewhat of a hero. … retaken the CFO post in February 2017}}</ref> |
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| 2008 || June || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla announces the [[wikipedia:Model S|Model S]] on June 30, with a starting price of $50,000.<ref name="MyUser_Treehugger.com_November_28_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.treehugger.com/cars/teslas-next-electric-car-to-be-called-model-s-new-factory-to-open-in-north-california.html |title=Tesla's Next Electric Car to be Called "Model S", New Factory to Open in North California : TreeHugger |newspaper=Treehugger.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref> | | 2008 || June || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla announces the [[wikipedia:Model S|Model S]] on June 30, with a starting price of $50,000.<ref name="MyUser_Treehugger.com_November_28_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.treehugger.com/cars/teslas-next-electric-car-to-be-called-model-s-new-factory-to-open-in-north-california.html |title=Tesla's Next Electric Car to be Called "Model S", New Factory to Open in North California : TreeHugger |newspaper=Treehugger.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors announces layoffs; Musk to assume CEO post |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/10/15/tesla-motors-announces-layoffs-musk-to-assume-ceo-post/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=18 February 2022 |date=15 October 2008}}</ref> | | 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Motors announces layoffs; Musk to assume CEO post |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/10/15/tesla-motors-announces-layoffs-musk-to-assume-ceo-post/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=18 February 2022 |date=15 October 2008}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2008 || October || || Team || Elon Musk succeeds Drori as {{w|CEO}} of Tesla.<ref name="MyUser_Businessinsider.com_November_8_2015c"/> and fires 25% of the company's staff.<ref name="Reed"/> | + | | 2008 || October || || Team || Elon Musk succeeds Drori as {{w|CEO}} of Tesla.<ref name="MyUser_Businessinsider.com_November_8_2015c"/> and fires 25% of the company's staff.<ref name="Reed"/> |
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| − | | 2008 || November || || Financial (funding) || Tesla raises $40 million in a debt-financing round and narrowly escapes bankruptcy.<ref name="WiredFunding">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/11/tesla-adds-40-m/ |title=Tesla Adds $40 Million to Its Coffers |newspaper=Wired.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla secures $40 million in convertible financing |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-funding-idUSN0331410320081103 |website=Reuters |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=en |date=3 November 2008}}</ref> | + | | 2008 || November || || Financial (funding) || Tesla raises $40 million in a debt-financing round and narrowly escapes bankruptcy.<ref name="WiredFunding">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/11/tesla-adds-40-m/ |title=Tesla Adds $40 Million to Its Coffers |newspaper=Wired.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla secures $40 million in convertible financing |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-funding-idUSN0331410320081103 |website=Reuters |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=en |date=3 November 2008}}</ref> |
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| 2009 || January 13 || Energy storage || Supply contract || Tesla signs a deal to provide [[w:Mercedes-Benz Group|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squatriglia |first1=Chuck |title=Tesla Motors Joins Daimler On a Smart EV |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/01/tesla-motors-jo/ |website=Wired |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | | 2009 || January 13 || Energy storage || Supply contract || Tesla signs a deal to provide [[w:Mercedes-Benz Group|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squatriglia |first1=Chuck |title=Tesla Motors Joins Daimler On a Smart EV |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/01/tesla-motors-jo/ |website=Wired |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-of-elon-musk-2016-7 | title=Elon Musk's Life Story: Tesla CEO's Early Years, Career | work={{w|Business Insider}} | date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> | + | | 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-rise-of-elon-musk-2016-7 | title=Elon Musk's Life Story: Tesla CEO's Early Years, Career | work={{w|Business Insider}} | date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || March 26 || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla unveils its [[w:Tesla Model S|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ariel |title=Tesla’s Model S Sedan Concept Car Unveiled: Why We Need Even More Teslas |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1240309/teslas-model-s-sedan-concept-car-unveiled-why-we-need-even-more-teslas |website=Fast Company |access-date=25 February 2022 |date=26 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla unveils the Model S electric sedan |url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1032692_tesla-unveils-the-model-s-electric-sedan |website=Motor Authority |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Model S unveiled! |url=https://newatlas.com/tesla-model-s-debut/11339/ |website=New Atlas |access-date=7 March 2022 |date=27 March 2009}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || March 26 || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla unveils its [[w:Tesla Model S|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ariel |title=Tesla’s Model S Sedan Concept Car Unveiled: Why We Need Even More Teslas |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1240309/teslas-model-s-sedan-concept-car-unveiled-why-we-need-even-more-teslas |website=Fast Company |access-date=25 February 2022 |date=26 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla unveils the Model S electric sedan |url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1032692_tesla-unveils-the-model-s-electric-sedan |website=Motor Authority |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Model S unveiled! |url=https://newatlas.com/tesla-model-s-debut/11339/ |website=New Atlas |access-date=7 March 2022 |date=27 March 2009}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || May || Automotives || Partnership || Tesla enters into a strategic partnership with [[wikipedia:Daimler AG|Daimler AG]], which acquires 10% equity stake in Tesla for $50 million.<ref name="MyUser_Autoblog.com_November_12_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-will-supply-parts-and-engineeri/ |title=Daimler buys 10% stake in Tesla, will supply parts and engineering |newspaper=Autoblog.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 12, 2015}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || May || Automotives || Partnership || Tesla enters into a strategic partnership with [[wikipedia:Daimler AG|Daimler AG]], which acquires 10% equity stake in Tesla for $50 million.<ref name="MyUser_Autoblog.com_November_12_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-will-supply-parts-and-engineeri/ |title=Daimler buys 10% stake in Tesla, will supply parts and engineering |newspaper=Autoblog.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 12, 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | | 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaMonica |first1=Martin |title=Former Tesla CEO sues company, current CEO Musk |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/former-tesla-ceo-sues-company-current-ceo-musk/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Reed"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Squatriglia |first1=Chuck |title=Tesla's Founder Sues Tesla's CEO |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/eberhard/ |website=Wired |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | + | | 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaMonica |first1=Martin |title=Former Tesla CEO sues company, current CEO Musk |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/former-tesla-ceo-sues-company-current-ceo-musk/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Reed"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Squatriglia |first1=Chuck |title=Tesla's Founder Sues Tesla's CEO |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/eberhard/ |website=Wired |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || June 11 || Automotives || Team || Tesla hires former Toyota executive Gilbert Passin, to lead the company's vehicle manufacturing operations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaMonica |first1=Martin |title=Former Tesla CEO sues company, current CEO Musk |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/former-tesla-ceo-sues-company-current-ceo-musk/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || June 11 || Automotives || Team || Tesla hires former Toyota executive Gilbert Passin, to lead the company's vehicle manufacturing operations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaMonica |first1=Martin |title=Former Tesla CEO sues company, current CEO Musk |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/former-tesla-ceo-sues-company-current-ceo-musk/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || June || Automotives || Expansion (store) || Tesla opens its first European store in {{w|London}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla opens European flagship store in London |url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1033584_tesla-opens-european-flagship-store-in-london |website=Motor Authority |access-date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || June || Automotives || Expansion (store) || Tesla opens its first European store in {{w|London}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla opens European flagship store in London |url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1033584_tesla-opens-european-flagship-store-in-london |website=Motor Authority |access-date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || June 24 || || Financial (loan) || The {{w|United States Department of Energy}} lends Tesla US$465 million to build an electric sedan and the battery packs needed to propel it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feds lend Tesla $465 million to build electric car - CNN.com |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/23/tesla.electric.cars/ |website=edition.cnn.com |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The company is expected to repay its loan by May 2013.<ref name="MyUser_Cnbc.com_November_5_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/100759230 |title=Tesla Repays $465 Million Loan from Federal Program |newspaper=Cnbc.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 5, 2015}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || June 24 || || Financial (loan) || The {{w|United States Department of Energy}} lends Tesla US$465 million to build an electric sedan and the battery packs needed to propel it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feds lend Tesla $465 million to build electric car - CNN.com |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/23/tesla.electric.cars/ |website=edition.cnn.com |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The company is expected to repay its loan by May 2013.<ref name="MyUser_Cnbc.com_November_5_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/100759230 |title=Tesla Repays $465 Million Loan from Federal Program |newspaper=Cnbc.com |date= |author= |accessdate= November 5, 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | | 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Josie |last=Garthwaite |work=Gigaom |url=http://gigaom.com/2009/08/07/tesla-motors-claims-1m-july-profit-a-first-thanks-to-roadster-2/ |title=Tesla Motors Claims $1M July Profit (a First!), Thanks to Roadster 2 |date=2009-08-07 |access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Seedhouse"/> | + | | 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Josie |last=Garthwaite |work=Gigaom |url=http://gigaom.com/2009/08/07/tesla-motors-claims-1m-july-profit-a-first-thanks-to-roadster-2/ |title=Tesla Motors Claims $1M July Profit (a First!), Thanks to Roadster 2 |date=2009-08-07 |access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Seedhouse"/> |
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| − | | 2009 || August 3 || Automotives || Legal || A {{w|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lombardi |first1=Candace |title=Tesla's Musk gloats over Eberhard ruling |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/teslas-musk-gloats-over-eberhard-ruling/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || August 3 || Automotives || Legal || A {{w|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lombardi |first1=Candace |title=Tesla's Musk gloats over Eberhard ruling |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/teslas-musk-gloats-over-eberhard-ruling/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || September || || Financial (funding) || Tesla announces a US$82.5 million round to accelerate Tesla's retail expansion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Puts Another $82.5 Million In The Tank |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/15/tesla-puts-another-82-5-million-in-the-tank/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || September || || Financial (funding) || Tesla announces a US$82.5 million round to accelerate Tesla's retail expansion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla Puts Another $82.5 Million In The Tank |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/15/tesla-puts-another-82-5-million-in-the-tank/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || September 21 || Automotives || Legal || {{w|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, {{w|Elon Musk}}, {{w|J. B. Straubel}}, {{w|Marc Tarpenning}}, and Ian Wright.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaMonica |first1=Martin |title=Tesla Motors founders: Now there are five |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || September 21 || Automotives || Legal || {{w|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, {{w|Elon Musk}}, {{w|J. B. Straubel}}, {{w|Marc Tarpenning}}, and Ian Wright.<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaMonica |first1=Martin |title=Tesla Motors founders: Now there are five |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ |website=CNET |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2009 || September 22 || {{w|Energy storage}} || Partnership || {{w|Foster City, California}}-based company {{w|SolarCity}} announces a partnership with {{w|Rabobank}} to make electric car charging available for free to owners of Tesla vehicles traveling on {{w|Highway 101}} between {{w|San Francisco}} and {{w|Los Angeles}}. Other cars that can make use of same charging technology are welcome.<ref>{{cite web |title=SolarCity Installs Electric Car Chargers Along Cal Highway |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solarcity-installs-electric-car-chargers-along-cal-highway |website=www.greentechmedia.com |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | + | | 2009 || September 22 || {{w|Energy storage}} || Partnership || {{w|Foster City, California}}-based company {{w|SolarCity}} announces a partnership with {{w|Rabobank}} to make electric car charging available for free to owners of Tesla vehicles traveling on {{w|Highway 101}} between {{w|San Francisco}} and {{w|Los Angeles}}. Other cars that can make use of same charging technology are welcome.<ref>{{cite web |title=SolarCity Installs Electric Car Chargers Along Cal Highway |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solarcity-installs-electric-car-chargers-along-cal-highway |website=www.greentechmedia.com |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> |
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| 2009 || October 27 || {{w|Energy storage}} || Efficiency || A Tesla Roadster goes 313 miles on single charge, traveling through the Australian inland area from {{w|Alice Springs}} to {{w|Coober Pedy}} and rolling into town with three miles left on the battery. The event is part of a Global Green Challenge competition.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borroz |first1=Tony |title=Tesla Goes 313 Miles on Single Charge |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/tesla-313-miles/ |website=Wired |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | | 2009 || October 27 || {{w|Energy storage}} || Efficiency || A Tesla Roadster goes 313 miles on single charge, traveling through the Australian inland area from {{w|Alice Springs}} to {{w|Coober Pedy}} and rolling into town with three miles left on the battery. The event is part of a Global Green Challenge competition.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borroz |first1=Tony |title=Tesla Goes 313 Miles on Single Charge |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/tesla-313-miles/ |website=Wired |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 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."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla's Elon Musk "ran out of cash" - May. 28, 2010 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/05/28/autos/tesla_elon_musk/index.htm |website=money.cnn.com |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> | + | | 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."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla's Elon Musk "ran out of cash" - May. 28, 2010 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/05/28/autos/tesla_elon_musk/index.htm |website=money.cnn.com |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> |
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| 2010 || Juanuary 8 || {{w|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ariel |title=Tesla Teams Up With Panasonic for EV Batteries |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1509266/tesla-teams-panasonic-ev-batteries |website=Fast Company |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=8 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Panasonic Set to Make Batteries for Tesla’s Model S |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/panasonic-set-to-make-batteries-for-teslas-model-s |website=www.greentechmedia.com |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> || | | 2010 || Juanuary 8 || {{w|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ariel |title=Tesla Teams Up With Panasonic for EV Batteries |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1509266/tesla-teams-panasonic-ev-batteries |website=Fast Company |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=8 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Panasonic Set to Make Batteries for Tesla’s Model S |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/panasonic-set-to-make-batteries-for-teslas-model-s |website=www.greentechmedia.com |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> || | ||
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| − | | 2010 || January 24 || || Expansion || Tesla opens a new retail outlet in {{w|Chicago}}, which is intended to serve as showroom as well as a regional hub for the {{w|Tesla Ranger}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla officially calls Chicago home |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/24/tesla-officially-calls-chicago-home/ |website=Autoblog |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || January 24 || || Expansion || Tesla opens a new retail outlet in {{w|Chicago}}, which is intended to serve as showroom as well as a regional hub for the {{w|Tesla Ranger}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla officially calls Chicago home |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/24/tesla-officially-calls-chicago-home/ |website=Autoblog |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2010 || May 20 || Automotives || Partnership || {{w|Tesla}} and {{w|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. {{w|Toyota}} also announces it would take a US$50 million stake in Tesla.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota gets Tesla stake, Tesla gets Toyota factory |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-toyota-idUSTRE64J70O20100521 |website=Reuters |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=21 May 2010}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || May 20 || Automotives || Partnership || {{w|Tesla}} and {{w|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. {{w|Toyota}} also announces it would take a US$50 million stake in Tesla.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota gets Tesla stake, Tesla gets Toyota factory |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-toyota-idUSTRE64J70O20100521 |website=Reuters |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=21 May 2010}}</ref> |
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| − | | 2010 || May 26 || || Expansion || Tesla opens store in {{w|Zurich}}, continuing expansion in {{w|Europe}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patrascu |first1=Daniel |title=Tesla Opens Store in Zurich |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tesla-opens-store-in-zurich-20821.html |website=autoevolution |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=26 May 2010}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || May 26 || || Expansion || Tesla opens store in {{w|Zurich}}, continuing expansion in {{w|Europe}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patrascu |first1=Daniel |title=Tesla Opens Store in Zurich |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tesla-opens-store-in-zurich-20821.html |website=autoevolution |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=26 May 2010}}</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 goes IPO at US$17 per share.<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> | + | | 2010 || June 29 || || Financial ({{w|IPO}}) || Tesla goes IPO at US$17 per share.<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 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> |
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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> |
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| − | | 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> | + | | 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 || 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla ends trademark fight with Czech maker of once-ubiquitous TVs |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/12/03/tesla-ends-trademark-fight-with-czech-maker-of-once-ubiquitous-tvs/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=3 December 2010}}</ref> | | 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla ends trademark fight with Czech maker of once-ubiquitous TVs |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/12/03/tesla-ends-trademark-fight-with-czech-maker-of-once-ubiquitous-tvs/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=3 December 2010}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2012 || February 9 || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla unlocks the [[wikipedia:Tesla Model X|Model X]] SUV.<ref name="BLOGModelX">{{cite web |url=https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-unveils-model-x |title=Tesla Unveils Model X |newspaper= |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref> | + | | 2012 || February 9 || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla unlocks the [[wikipedia:Tesla Model X|Model X]] SUV.<ref name="BLOGModelX">{{cite web |url=https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-unveils-model-x |title=Tesla Unveils Model X |newspaper= |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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| 2012 || June 22 || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla officially starts selling its {{w|Model S}}<ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_28_2015c">{{cite web |url=https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/06/2012-tesla-model-s-deliveries-start-today-epa-figures-official/ |title=2012 Tesla Model S Deliveries Start Today, EPA Figures Official |newspaper= |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref>, a {{w|sedan}} intended for the mainstream public.<ref name="Higgins">{{cite book |last1=Higgins (Journalist) |first1=Tim |title=Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century |date=3 August 2021 |publisher=Random House LCC US |isbn=978-0-385-54747-5 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books/about/Power_Play.html?id=I8LhzQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:2018 Tesla Model S 75D.jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Tesla Model S}}]] | | 2012 || June 22 || Automotives || Product launch || Tesla officially starts selling its {{w|Model S}}<ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_28_2015c">{{cite web |url=https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/06/2012-tesla-model-s-deliveries-start-today-epa-figures-official/ |title=2012 Tesla Model S Deliveries Start Today, EPA Figures Official |newspaper= |date= |author= |accessdate= November 28, 2015}}</ref>, a {{w|sedan}} intended for the mainstream public.<ref name="Higgins">{{cite book |last1=Higgins (Journalist) |first1=Tim |title=Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century |date=3 August 2021 |publisher=Random House LCC US |isbn=978-0-385-54747-5 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books/about/Power_Play.html?id=I8LhzQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |language=en}}</ref> || [[File:2018 Tesla Model S 75D.jpg|thumb|center|150px|{{w|Tesla Model S}}]] | ||
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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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| − | | 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 || July || || Philanthropy || Tesla donates US$37.5 million to kindergarten to 12th grade [[w:STEM|science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]] education in {{w|Nevada}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rojc |first1=Philip |title=Next Gen: What's Behind Tesla's Latest STEM Education Give? |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2018/7/26/next-gen-whats-behind-teslas-latest-stem-education-give |website=Inside Philanthropy |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> | | 2018 || July || || Philanthropy || Tesla donates US$37.5 million to kindergarten to 12th grade [[w:STEM|science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]] education in {{w|Nevada}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rojc |first1=Philip |title=Next Gen: What's Behind Tesla's Latest STEM Education Give? |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2018/7/26/next-gen-whats-behind-teslas-latest-stem-education-give |website=Inside Philanthropy |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
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This is a timeline of the American company Tesla, Inc., a car manufacturer, energy storage manufacturer, and solar power installer.
Contents
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- Other events are described under the following types: "Background", "Company", "Competition", "Currency adoption", "Efficientcy", "Notable comment", "Sales", "Supply contract", and "Technology".
Big picture
| Time period | Key developments at Tesla |
|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Tesla is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Its initial prototype is produced. Tesla receives series A funding in 2004, led by Elon Musk. |
| 2004 | Musk joins Tesla.[1] |
| 2004–2007 | Eberhard was CEO leading the Tesla development. Tesla continually designs prototypes for the Tesla Roadster. Elon Musk was Chairman of the board, contributing to the car design and market strategy. |
| 2006 | "Originally, Eberhard and Tarpenning dreamed of building an entirely electric sports car. In 2006 they unveiled the prototype for their Tesla Roadster which entered production in 2008."[1] |
| 2008–2012 | Elon Musk gains control of Tesla and injects millions of his fortune into the company, which narrowly escapes bankruptcy. These are the years where Tesla sells its Tesla Roadsters. Sales end when Tesla runs out of Lotus gliders by 2012. Tesla reaches 3,000 employees by the end of 2012. |
| 2008 | "The Roadster met those needs. The first model produced in 2008 could travel almost 250 miles on a single battery, with acceleration and top speed compared to many consumer-level sports cars. The Roadster used a standard lithium-ion battery structure, common to many electronic devices, and customers could recharge the car in a standard wall outlet."[1] |
| 2012–2015 | Tesla starts selling the Model S and achieves rapidly growing sales. Tesla expands its network of Supercharger stations to cover the entire United States, and expands to other countries. Cumulative sales passed 90,000 units by October 2015. By 2015, Tesla introduces rudimentary self-driving software into its vehicles. |
| 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 | Tesla opens its first "Gigafactory" outside the United States in Shanghai, China. |
| 2020 | Tesla hits its goal of building a half-million cars.[3] |
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.[4]
| 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.[5]
Wikipedia Views
The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article Tesla, Inc., from July 2015 to October 2021.[6]
Google Ngram Viewer
The comparative chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, SpaceX andTesla Inc., from 2003 to 2013.[7]
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.[8] | ||
| 1971 | June 21 | Prelude | Elon Musk is born in Pretoria, South Africa.[9] | ||
| 2003 | July 1 | Automotives | Company launch | Tesla Motors is founded by technology entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in San Carlos, California.[10] 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.[10][11] | |
| 2004 | May | Automotives | Team | Jeffrey Brian Straubel joins Tesla as Chief Technical Officer.[12] | |
| 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.[11] | |
| 2005 | July 11 | Automotives | Partnership | Tesla signs production contract for Lotus to manufacture complete cars for what would later become the Tesla Roadster.[13] | |
| 2006 | May | Automotives | Financial (funding) | Elon Musk and Technology Partners raise $40 million in a Series C round for Tesla.[11] | |
| 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.[14] | |
| 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".[15] | |
| 2007 | November | Automotives | Team | Israeli-born American technology entrepreneur Ze'ev Drori becomes Tesla's CEO and President.[10] A high-tech veteran, Drori previously founded Monolithic Memories, which made advances in memory such as programmable read-only memory (PROM) for semiconductors.[16] | |
| 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.[17] | ||
| 2008 | January | Automotives | Team | Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning both leave the company.[18] In the same month, Tesla fires several key personnel to pare down costs after a performance review by new CEO Ze'ev Drori.[17] | |
| 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."[19] | |
| 2008 | January 24 | Automotives | Legal | Tesla Roadster becomes legal for sale in the United States, after gaining federal safety approval.[20] | |
| 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.[17] | |
| 2008 | March | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla starts producing the Roadster.[10] | |
| 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. [21] 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.[22][23] Subsequently, Tesla would be ordered to pay $1.14 million in legal fees and costs to Fisker.[24] | |
| 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.[25] | |
| 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.[26][17] | |
| 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.[27] In 2015 Ahuja would retire from the company, and then return as Chief Financial Officer again in February 2017 to replace Jason Wheeler.[28] | |
| 2008 | June | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla announces the Model S on June 30, with a starting price of $50,000.[29] | |
| 2008 | July 1 | Energy storage | Supply contract | German magazine AutomobilWoche reports that Tesla would supply lithium ion batteries to Mercedes-Benz.[30][31] | |
| 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.[32] | |
| 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."[33][34] | |
| 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.[35] | |
| 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.[36] | |
| 2008 | October | Team | Elon Musk succeeds Drori as CEO of Tesla.[10] 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.[37][38] | ||
| 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.[39] | |
| 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.[40] | |
| 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.[41][42][43] | |
| 2009 | May | Automotives | Partnership | Tesla enters into a strategic partnership with Daimler AG, which acquires 10% equity stake in Tesla for $50 million.[44] | |
| 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.[45][1][46] | ||
| 2009 | June 11 | Automotives | Team | Tesla hires former Toyota executive Gilbert Passin, to lead the company's vehicle manufacturing operations.[47] | |
| 2009 | June | Automotives | Expansion (store) | Tesla opens its first European store in London.[48] | |
| 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.[49] The company is expected to repay its loan by May 2013.[50] | ||
| 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.[51][17] | ||
| 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.[52] | |
| 2009 | September | Financial (funding) | Tesla announces a US$82.5 million round to accelerate Tesla's retail expansion.[53] | ||
| 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.[54] | |
| 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.[55] | |
| 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.[56] | |
| 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."[57] | ||
| 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.[58][59] | |
| 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.[60] | ||
| 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.[61] | |
| 2010 | May 26 | Expansion | Tesla opens store in Zurich, continuing expansion in Europe.[62] | ||
| 2010 | May | Acquisition | Tesla acquires shuttered Nummi auto plant in Fremont, California, after paying US$42 million.[63] | ||
| 2010 | June 29 | Financial (IPO) | Tesla goes IPO at US$17 per share.[64] | ||
| 2010 | June 30 | Expansion | Tesla announces Japan to be the first destination in Asia.[65] | ||
| 2010 | June | Automotives | Sales | Tesla sales are estimated at about ten cars a week, underperforming by a good margin from earlier estimates.[66][67] | |
| 2010 | July 8 | Team | Tesla hires former Gap Inc.and Apple Inc. executive George Blankenship to head store development and design.[68] | ||
| 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.[69] "Toyota and Tesla to develop battery-powered vehicles"[70] | |
| 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.[71] | ||
| 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.[72][73] | |
| 2010 | October | Automotives | Facility | Tesla officially takes possession of the Tesla Factory site in Fremont, California and opens it.[74] The facility is acquired from Toyota for US$42 million.[75] | |
| 2010 | October | Automotives | Expansion | Tesla opens its first Japanese showroom in Tokyo.[76] | |
| 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.[77] | ||
| 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.[78] | |
| 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.[79] | ||
| 2012 | February 9 | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla unlocks the Model X SUV.[80] | |
| 2012 | June 22 | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla officially starts selling its Model S[81], 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.[82] | |
| 2013 | October 2 | Automotives | Safety | A Tesla Model S catches on fire after hitting debris on the highway.[83] 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.[84] | |
| 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.[85] | |
| 2014 | June | Company | Tesla open-sources its patents.[86] | ||
| 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.[87] | |
| 2014 | November | Automotives | Competition | Chinese automobile manufacturer NIO is founded.[88] It is a top Tesla competitor in China.[89] | |
| 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.[90] | |
| 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.[91] | ||
| 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.[92] | |
| 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.[93] | |
| 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.[94] | |
| 2015 | September | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla officially starts deliveries of the Model X.[95] | |
| 2015 | October | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla introduces autopilot for its Model S.[96] The software already starts auto-improving later the month.[97] 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.[98] | |
| 2016 | January 10 | Automotives | Notable comment | Elon Musk predicts a Tesla will be able to drive itself across the country in 2018.[99] | |
| 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[100] 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[101] that exceeded expectations; the car is due to be delivered in late 2017.[102][103] | |
| 2016 | November | Photovoltaics | Acquisition | Tesla acquires SolarCity, in an all-stock US$2.6 billion deal, entering the photovoltaics market.[104] |  |
| 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.[105] | |
| 2017 | February | Company | Tesla Motors is renamed to Tesla Inc,[106] to better reflect the scope of its expanded business, which now includes electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar power generation.[107][108][109] | ||
| 2017 | February | Expansion | Tesla begins operating in Portugal and Taiwan.[110] | ||
| 2017 | February | Automotives | Recognition | Consumer Reports ranks Tesla as the top American car brand and the 8th among global carmakers.[111] | |
| 2017 | July | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla begins selling the Model 3, its fourth vehicle model.[112] 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.[113] |  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.[114] | |
| 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”.[115] | |
| 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.[116] Production is planned for 2023.[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 | 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.[123] | ||
| 2018 | December | Automotives | Sales | Tesla Model 3 becomes the world's best selling plug-in electric car for the year.[124] | |
| 2019 | January 30 | Team | Zach Kirkhorn is announced to replace Deepak Ahuja as Tesla's new CFO on the Q4 Tesla earning call.[125][126] | ||
| 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.[127] | |
| 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.[128] | |
| 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.[129] | ||
| 2020 | January 10 | Financial (valuation) | Tesla reaches a market capitalization of US$86 billion, breaking the record for greatest valuation of any American automaker.[130] | ||
| 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.[131] | ||
| 2020 | March | Automotives | Product launch | Tesla begins deliveries of its fifth vehicle model, the Model Y crossover.[132] | |
| 2020 | June 10 | Financial (valuation) | Tesla's market capitalization surpasses those of BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen combined.[133] | ||
| 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.[134] | ||
| 2020 | August 31 | Financial (stock split) | Following this increase in value, Tesla has a 5-for-1 stock split.[135] | ||
| 2020 | December 21 | Financial | Tesla is added to the S&P 500 share index.[136] | ||
| 2021 | February | Financial (investment) | Tesla reveals having invested some US$1.5 billion in Bitcoin in 2020.[137] | ||
| 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.[138] | |
| 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.[139] | |
| 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.[140][141][142] | |
| 2021 | October 26 | Financial (valuation) | Tesla's market capitalization reaches US$1 trillion, the sixth company to do so in U.S. history.[143] | ||
| 2021 | October | Company | Tesla announces that it would move its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas.[144] | ||
| 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.[145] | |
| 2022 | March 22 | Automotives | Expansion | Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg officially opens.[146][147] 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.[148][149] |
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Higgins (Journalist), Tim (3 August 2021). Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century. Random House LCC US. ISBN 978-0-385-54747-5.
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On July 1, 2003, Eberhard and Tarpenning incorporated their new company. " "The third desk was occupied a few months later by Ian Wright..." "...the three men went hunting for some venture capital funding in January 2004." "With an investment of $6.5 million, Musk had become the largest shareholder of Tesla and the chairman of the company." "Straubel stopped by the office for a meeting, and was hired right away in May 2004...
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