Tesla, Inc. (formerly named Tesla Motors) is an American automaker, energy storage company, and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California.[6] The company was initially founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, although the company also considers Elon Musk, JB Straubel, and Ian Wright amongst its co-founders.[7] The company specializes in electric cars, Lithium-ion battery energy storage, and, through their SolarCity subsidiary, residential solar panels.

Type
Public
Traded as
NASDAQ: TSLA
NASDAQ-100 Component
SPBEX: TSLA
Industry
Automotive
Energy Storage
Founded July 2003; 13 years ago
Founders
Elon Musk
JB Straubel
Martin Eberhard
Marc Tarpenning
Ian Wright
Headquarters Palo Alto, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Elon Musk (Chairman, CEO)[1]
JB Straubel (CTO)
Jason Wheeler (CFO)
Products
Electric Vehicles
Tesla Energy
Revenue Increase US$7.00B [2] (2016)
Operating income
Negative increase US$-667.3M [2] (2016)
Net income
Negative increase US$-674.9M [2] (2016)
Total assets Increase US$22.66B[2] (2016)
Total equity Increase US$4.75B [2] (2016)
Owner Elon Musk (22.25%)
Number of employees
30,000+ (2016)
Subsidiaries SolarCity