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56.5 in (1,440 mm) [ 1 ] Curb weight. 4,323–4,960 lb (1,961–2,250 kg) [ 4 ] The Tesla Model S is a battery-electric, four-door full-size car that has been produced by the American automaker Tesla since 2012. As Tesla's longest-produced model and second vehicle, the Model S is frequently regarded as one of the most significant electric cars ...
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 Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. [7] [8] He is of British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.[9] [10] His mother, Maye (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa.
History of Tesla, Inc. Tesla, Inc., an electric vehicle manufacturer and clean energy company founded in San Carlos, California in 2003 by American entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. The company is named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla. Tesla is the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, and, as of the end ...
It made the electric car cool. The company's first vehicle, the all-electric Roadster had a range of 245 miles, which matched the lower end range for gas-powered engines. Oh, and it went from 0-60 ...
Franz von Holzhausen (born May 10, 1968) is an American [ 4] vehicle designer. Since 2008, he has been in charge of design at Tesla, Inc. [ 5] He led design for the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Semi, Cybertruck, and Tesla Roadster (second generation). [ 6][ 7] Prior to Tesla, he worked in design at Mazda, General Motors, and ...
November 20, 2023 at 5:00 AM. Since taking control of Tesla in 2008, Musk has relied on several executives to help make it the biggest EV manufacturer in the world. One top Musk lieutenant is ...
Patents #1–#50. U.S. patent 334,823 - Commutator for Dynamo Electric Machines - 1886 January 26 - Elements to prevent sparking on dynamo-electric machines; Drum-style with brushes. U.S. patent 335,786 - Electric Arc lamp - 1886 February 9 - Arc lamp with carbon electrodes controlled by electromagnets or solenoids and a clutch mechanism ...