Tesla was originally incorporated under which name in 2003?

Tesla was originally incorporated under the name Tesla Motors in 2003.

The company was founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, with the goal of developing electric vehicles. Elon Musk joined soon afterward as a major investor and became chairman; he later became CEO. The company was named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla.

Tesla’s first production vehicle was the Roadster, which used lithium-ion battery cells and entered production in 2008. The Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y later expanded the company’s market reach. Tesla also develops energy-storage products, solar technology, charging infrastructure, and related software.

Tesla Motors changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in 2017. The shorter name reflected a business broader than automobiles, although vehicle sales remain central to its operations. The company’s valuation has often been unusually sensitive to expectations about electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and energy technology.