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Tesla is an American electric vehicle and energy company, which was founded by Martin eberhard and Mark Tapenning in Silicon Valley in 2003. It mainly produces and sells electric vehicles, solar panels and energy storage equipment. The founder named the company "Tesla" in memory of physicist nikola tesla.
In 2004, elon musk entered the company and led the A round of financing. In 2008, Roadster, Tesla's first product, was released, which is a coupe. In 20 12, Tesla released the second automobile product-the four-door pure electric luxury coupe Model S；; The third car product is Model X, a luxury pure electric SUV, delivered in September 2065438+2005. Tesla's next car, Model 3, was first released in March 20 16 and delivered at the end of 20 17. 2065438+In February 2009, Musk announced the opening of all patents of Tesla electric vehicles.