How two engineers created Elon Musk’s Tesla car that is making the world go crazy | Full story of Tesla
BMW, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, Porsche, Land Rover, Jaguar – these brands were something which masses used to connect with luxuious driving. Then came 2004 when the founder of companies like SpaceX and PayPal, Elon Musk, entered the car segment, thus giving birth to Tesla. And now, for Indians it has become a dream which everyone wishes to fulfill.
Today, on July 15, Tesla’s first showroom opened in Mumbai’s BKC and with this the brand made its debut in India. It will also be interesting to see who will be Tesla’s first customer in India.
How this dream started?
Whenever there is talk of electric vehicles (EVs) in the world, Tesla’s name will be on top. But do you know this company was not started by Elon Musk but someone else? Yes. Tesla started on 1 July 2003 when two engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning laid the foundation of Tesla Motors. Both wanted to start the company with the aim of making an electric car that would not harm the environment like petrol and diesel cars. Since both were engineers, their craze for technology was also natural. When both of them dreamt of EV, it was considered very impractical. Both of them started the company and named it in honor of the great scientist Nikola Tesla who had discovered AC current. Initially, both of them had kept Tesla’s vision as pollution free, fast and stylish EV.
When did Musk enter?
It was in 2004 when Elon Musk, who had already become famous at that time as the founder of companies like SpaceX and PayPal, entered. Musk invested $6.5 million in the Series A funding round and became the chairman of the company. Gradually, Musk took the responsibility of Tesla’s product design, vision and marketing in his hands. In 2008, when Tesla was almost bankrupt, Musk became its savior through his investment.
Tesla’s first car was a Roadster
In 2008, Tesla launched its first car – Roadster. It was a high-performance sports car, which was completely electric. This car could achieve a speed of 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds. Ability to run up to 320 kilometers on a single charge. Roadster proved that electric cars can also be sexy, fast and powerful. Musk sent his Roadster into space in 2018 through a SpaceX rocket. Even today that car is orbiting the Earth.
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