Tesla, an American electric vehicle and energy company, produces and sells electric vehicles, solar panels and energy storage equipment. Headquartered in Palo Alto, it was founded by Martin eberhard and Mark Tapenning on July 1 2003. The founder named the company "Tesla Motors" in memory of physicist nikola tesla. In 2004, elon musk joined the company and led the A round of financing. Tesla CEO elon musk said that Tesla strives to provide pure electric vehicles for every ordinary consumer within the scope of consumption power; Tesla's vision is to accelerate the global transition to sustainable energy.