Tesla opens Giga Texas with a "Cyber Rodeo"
The factory near Austin became Tesla's new headquarters and a production site for the Model Y and Cybertruck.
Company
Tesla
Tesla designs and builds electric cars, batteries and solar and energy-storage products. Elon Musk led its 2004 funding round, joined as chairman, and became CEO in 2008.
- Founded 2003
- Focus Electric vehicles and energy
Official site: www.tesla.com
About Tesla
Tesla began with a sports car, the Roadster, and followed Musk's 2006 "master plan" of using each product's profits to fund a cheaper one: the Model S and Model X, then the mass-market Model 3 and Model Y.
It has also built an integrated ecosystem around the cars: its own Supercharger network, over-the-air software updates, driver-assistance features, and energy products such as home batteries and large grid-scale storage.
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Tesla's market value passes $1 trillion
A large car-rental order helped push the company across a milestone few carmakers had approached.
Tesla is added to the S&P 500
After a huge run in its share price, Tesla joined the benchmark US stock index, one of the largest additions ever.
Tesla unveils the Cybertruck
A stainless-steel pickup with an angular design was revealed in a demo that went awry, and deliveries began four years later.
Tesla hands over the first Model 3s
Tesla's mass-market sedan began deliveries, more than a year after it was unveiled to hundreds of thousands of reservations.
Tesla completes its acquisition of SolarCity
The all-stock deal brought a solar company co-founded by Musk's cousins into Tesla.
Tesla's Gigafactory opens in Nevada
A huge battery plant near Reno, built with Panasonic, began production in 2016.
Tesla delivers the first Model X SUVs
The SUV's upward-opening "falcon wing" doors made it one of Tesla's most distinctive cars, years after it was first shown.
Tesla opens its first Superchargers
Six fast-charging stations in California began what became one of the world's largest charging networks.
Tesla begins Model S deliveries
Tesla's first car designed from scratch started reaching customers at its Fremont factory.
Tesla goes public on Nasdaq
Tesla's IPO was the first by a US car maker since Ford in 1956, raising about $226 million.
Tesla begins delivering the Roadster
Tesla's first production car, an electric sports car, reached customers in early 2008.
Tesla's "secret master plan" is published
In a blog post, Musk laid out how Tesla would move from expensive sports cars to affordable electric vehicles.
Tesla is founded, and Elon Musk joins a year later
Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning started Tesla Motors; Musk led its 2004 funding round and became chairman.