Tesla
Makes electric cars, giant batteries and solar panels.
📖 Its story
In 2003, two engineers, Martin and Marc, wanted to show that an electric car could be fast and fun. A year later, Elon Musk arrived as an investor and later became the boss. Its first car was a sports car called the Roadster.
💵 How it makes money
By selling electric cars, batteries for homes and businesses, and services like software and charging.
🤯 Fun fact
It is named after Nikola Tesla, an inventor famous for his work with electricity.
👍 The good part
It helped the whole world take electric cars seriously.
⚠️ The risk
It has more and more competition, especially from Chinese electric car makers.
🧠 Did you get it?
Who is Tesla named after?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 2003
- Founded by: Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning; Elon Musk joined in 2004
- Home: Austin, Texas, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for TSLA stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters TSLA.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
🎧 Listen with Kapi
Appears in Episode 1: A rocket goes public
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