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| + | '''Tesla Motors''' is an American [[electric car]] company originally based in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]]. The company was founded by Malcolm Smith and Marc Tarpenning in 2003. They were joined by PayPal co-founder [[Elon Musk]], J. B. Straubel and Ian Wright the next year.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10 </ref> It designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission electric vehicles, such as the Roadster, the Model S, the Model X and the Model 3. As of April 2016, Tesla's market worth was about $32.75 billion, compared with [[GM]]’s $45.65 billion.<ref>[http://247wallst.com/autos/2016/04/12/what-the-tesla-model-3-has-against-the-toyota-prius-and-chevy-bolt/ What the Tesla Model 3 Has Against the Toyota Prius and Chevy Bolt, 247wallst, April 12, 2016]</ref> In September 2023, Tesla's market value was nearly six times the total market value of the entire [[Big Three]], at more than $800 billion, due in large part to its exploitation of [[regulatory credits]] as required by [[liberal]], zero-emission states and countries.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2020/07/23/behind-teslas-profits/#10b08c4793e6</ref> Some commentators have described Tesla's stock as grossly overvalued while others claim that it is massively undervalued and understood; these are the people who see Tesla as a software company and not a car company.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_oevLs3iU - Savagegeese via [[YouTube]]</ref> | ||
| − | + | Tesla has a non-unionized workforce, which earns about one-third the unionized workers at the [[Big Three]] automakers. | |
| − | Model 3 pre-order reservations approach the 400,000 mark | + | In 2016, Model 3 pre-order reservations approach the 400,000 mark, at a price tag of $35,000, despite delayed delivery until the end of 2017.<ref>[http://fortune.com/2016/04/15/tesla-model-3-reservations-400000/ Tesla's Model 3 Reservations Rise to Almost 400,000 Fortune.com, April 15,2016]</ref> |
Tesla has recently received universal acclaim for the Model S, first released in 2012. The Model S is one of the safest cars NHTSA has tested, and is the highest scoring car Consumer Reports has reviewed in its 80 years of publication, with a road test score of a 99 out of 100.<ref>[http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/nhtsa-reaffirms-model-s-5star-safety-rating-all-categories-model-year-2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/video-the-tesla-model-s-is-our-top-scoring-car/index.htm]</ref> Reasons for praise include a long driving range (for an electric vehicle), seven passenger seating, a luxurious and roomy interior, a huge, tablet like touchscreen interface on the dashboard, and operating costs half that of a [[Toyota Prius]]. | Tesla has recently received universal acclaim for the Model S, first released in 2012. The Model S is one of the safest cars NHTSA has tested, and is the highest scoring car Consumer Reports has reviewed in its 80 years of publication, with a road test score of a 99 out of 100.<ref>[http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/nhtsa-reaffirms-model-s-5star-safety-rating-all-categories-model-year-2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/video-the-tesla-model-s-is-our-top-scoring-car/index.htm]</ref> Reasons for praise include a long driving range (for an electric vehicle), seven passenger seating, a luxurious and roomy interior, a huge, tablet like touchscreen interface on the dashboard, and operating costs half that of a [[Toyota Prius]]. | ||
| − | Toyota and Tesla have also worked together to produce the RAV4 EV, which | + | Toyota and Tesla have also worked together to produce the RAV4 EV (electric vehicle), which was based on the third-gen Toyota RAV4, but had a Tesla electric power train. It was primarily sold to the public in California with fleet sales in other states. <ref>http://www.electric-vehiclenews.com/2010/11/initial-rav4-ev-sales-in-13-states.html</ref> |
| + | Sales discontinued in 2012.<ref> https://www.plugincars.com/toyota-wraps-production-rav4-ev-130150.html </ref> | ||
| + | In 2025 Tesla Motors, dealerships and drivers became the target of [[leftwing]] insurrectionsists and [[terrorism]].<ref>[https://l.businessinsider.com/s/vb/Lb6d8_y5s3tr19VPEOxJL-hiu2C3vSe275MbIti6sGOTpV-Vl1BYLVVmKLLOtu_ExLbTn6XiYIS7c_ajRGsEH-pG9_2tnkfgeUhqSvM9TZVVIuGTSZNKt08iSR6M243tYN-GXz6QjdZqiIG14qEfoxUhLUIMVEZTRdxpOA/gFZETULc0eELbLQVzsr-745E8Za9BFRv/7]</ref><ref>[https://gentgoldstein.substack.com/p/ag-bondi-cracks-down-on-domestic AG Bondi Cracks Down on Domestic Terrorists Targeting Tesla]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Vehicle Models (in order of release date)== | ||
| + | *Roadster (2008) | ||
| + | *Model S | ||
| + | *[[Tesla Model 3 | Model 3]] | ||
| + | *Model X | ||
| + | *Model Y | ||
| + | *Cybertruck & Cyberquad | ||
| + | *Roadster (2020 but still not released) | ||
| + | *Semi Truck | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [https://www. | + | * [https://www.tesla.com/ Official website] |
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Cars]] | [[Category:Cars]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Corporations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:42, March 14, 2025
Tesla Motors is an American electric car company originally based in Palo Alto, California. The company was founded by Malcolm Smith and Marc Tarpenning in 2003. They were joined by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, J. B. Straubel and Ian Wright the next year.[1] It designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission electric vehicles, such as the Roadster, the Model S, the Model X and the Model 3. As of April 2016, Tesla's market worth was about $32.75 billion, compared with GM’s $45.65 billion.[2] In September 2023, Tesla's market value was nearly six times the total market value of the entire Big Three, at more than $800 billion, due in large part to its exploitation of regulatory credits as required by liberal, zero-emission states and countries.[3] Some commentators have described Tesla's stock as grossly overvalued while others claim that it is massively undervalued and understood; these are the people who see Tesla as a software company and not a car company.[4]
Tesla has a non-unionized workforce, which earns about one-third the unionized workers at the Big Three automakers.
In 2016, Model 3 pre-order reservations approach the 400,000 mark, at a price tag of $35,000, despite delayed delivery until the end of 2017.[5]
Tesla has recently received universal acclaim for the Model S, first released in 2012. The Model S is one of the safest cars NHTSA has tested, and is the highest scoring car Consumer Reports has reviewed in its 80 years of publication, with a road test score of a 99 out of 100.[6][7] Reasons for praise include a long driving range (for an electric vehicle), seven passenger seating, a luxurious and roomy interior, a huge, tablet like touchscreen interface on the dashboard, and operating costs half that of a Toyota Prius.
Toyota and Tesla have also worked together to produce the RAV4 EV (electric vehicle), which was based on the third-gen Toyota RAV4, but had a Tesla electric power train. It was primarily sold to the public in California with fleet sales in other states. [8] Sales discontinued in 2012.[9]
In 2025 Tesla Motors, dealerships and drivers became the target of leftwing insurrectionsists and terrorism.[10][11]
Vehicle Models (in order of release date)
- Roadster (2008)
- Model S
- Model 3
- Model X
- Model Y
- Cybertruck & Cyberquad
- Roadster (2020 but still not released)
- Semi Truck
References
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10
- ↑ What the Tesla Model 3 Has Against the Toyota Prius and Chevy Bolt, 247wallst, April 12, 2016
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2020/07/23/behind-teslas-profits/#10b08c4793e6
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_oevLs3iU - Savagegeese via YouTube
- ↑ Tesla's Model 3 Reservations Rise to Almost 400,000 Fortune.com, April 15,2016
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ http://www.electric-vehiclenews.com/2010/11/initial-rav4-ev-sales-in-13-states.html
- ↑ https://www.plugincars.com/toyota-wraps-production-rav4-ev-130150.html
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ AG Bondi Cracks Down on Domestic Terrorists Targeting Tesla