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Tesla was incorporated (as Tesla Motors) on July 1, 2003, by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in San Carlos, California. [2] [3] [4] The founders were influenced to start the company after General Motors recalled all its EV1 electric cars in 2003 and then destroyed them, [5] and seeing the higher fuel efficiency of battery-electric cars as an opportunity to break the usual correlation ...
Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$402 billion as of February 8, 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, [415] and $397 billion according to Forbes, [416] primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX.
Tesla, Inc. (/ ˈ t ɛ s l ə / ⓘ TESS-lə or / ˈ t ɛ z l ə / TEZ-lə [a]) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services.
Elon Musk began building his fortune by starting the company Zip2. The company was acquired by Compaq in 1999 for $307 million, of which a 27-year-old Musk pocketed $22 million. After he went on ...
In 2004, Musk began investing in Tesla, Inc., an automotive and energy company, known for its pioneering electric vehicles. Today, Musk serves as CEO of the car and battery storage manufacturer.
A 2009 lawsuit settlement with Eberhard designated Musk as a Tesla co-founder, along with Tarpenning and two others. [76] [77] As of 2019, Musk was the longest-tenured CEO of any automotive manufacturer globally. [78] In 2021, Musk nominally changed his title to "Technoking" while retaining his position as CEO. [79]
The year Musk (and futurist Ray Kurzweil) believe full human-level AI will likely emerge, “give or take a year.” $100 million Amount of his own money Musk used to start the Boring Company ...
Musk does not receive a salary from Tesla; he agreed with the board in 2018 to a compensation plan that ties his personal earnings to Tesla's valuation and revenue. [14] The deal stipulated that Musk only received the compensation if Tesla reached certain market values. [25] It was the largest such deal ever done between a CEO and a company ...