Five years after its founding, Tesla released the Roadster.
Musk also took over as CEO in 2008 and bought himself a ‘founding title’ 💪
The Roadster hit the road running, earning efficiency ratings similar to gas vehicles without fuel emissions! 🍀
In 2012, Tesla paused Roadster production to build a new Model S Sedan 🤯
Model S could go from 0mph to 60mph in under 5 seconds.
Soon Tesla built Supercharger stations and began to sell solar energy products ⚡️
Tesla Motors changed its name to Tesla since it started selling more than just cars 🧠
In the next couple of years, Tesla cranked out more vehicles.
The Model X, the Model 3, and soon Model Y 🤯
To support the rapid growth, Tesla opened “Gigafactories” to produce batteries and vehicles. 🏭
In the early 2020s, Tesla also teased the release of the Cybertruck, which excited and upset car lovers for its interesting design. 👀
Last year, in 2021, Tesla reported a soaring revenue of $53.8 billion, almost doubling performance from the previous year 🤑
