What company is Tesla, Inc.?
Q: What company is Tesla, Inc.?
A: Tesla, Inc. is a company based in Austin, Texas which makes electric cars.
Q: Who founded Tesla, Inc.?
A: Tesla, Inc. was started in 2003 by Martin Eberhard, Dylan Stott and Elon Musk (who also co-founded PayPal and SpaceX).
Q: When did the company start selling its first car?
A: The company started selling its first car, the Roadster in 2008.
Q: Where does the name "Tesla" come from?
A: The Tesla name originally comes from Nikola Tesla who was an inventor who worked with electricity, electric cars and many other ideas along with Thomas Edison a century earlier.
Q: What was the former name of the company?
A: The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc., and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017.
Q: What are the two segments that make up the business of Tesla?
A: The business of Tesla consists of two segments; Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage.
Q: How does the Automotive segment offer vehicles?
A:The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales as well as a network of Superchargers and purchase financing/leasing services.
