特斯拉(Tesla)，是一家美国电动车及能源公司，产销电动车、太阳能板、及储能设备。 总部位于美国加利福尼亚州硅谷的帕罗奥多（Palo Alto） ，2003年最早由马丁·艾伯哈德（Martin Eberhard）和马克·塔彭宁（Marc Tarpenning）共同创立，2004年埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）进入公司并领导了A轮融资。 创始人将公司命名为“特斯拉汽车（Tesla Motors）”，以纪念物理学家尼古拉·特斯拉（Nikola Tesla）。

  特斯拉第一款汽车产品Roadster发布于2008年，为一款两门运动型跑车。 2012年，特斯拉发布了其第二款汽车产品--Model S，一款四门纯电动豪华轿跑车 ； 第三款汽车产品为Model X，豪华纯电动SUV ，于2015年9月开始交付。 特斯拉的下一款汽车为Model 3，首次公开于2016年3月 ，并将于2017年末开始交付。

  特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克表示 ，特斯拉努力为每一个普通消费者提供其消费能力范围内的纯电动车辆；特斯拉的愿景，是『加速全球向可持续能源的转变』。

  2016年11月17日特斯拉电动车收购美国太阳能发电系统供应商SolarCity，使得特斯拉转型成为全球唯一垂直整合的能源公司，向客户提供包括Powerwall能源墙、太阳能屋顶等端到端的清洁能源产品。

  2017年2月1日，特斯拉汽车公司（Tesla Motors Inc．）正式改名为特斯拉（Tesla Inc．）。这意味着汽车不再是特斯拉的唯一业务。

  Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

  Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that people didn’t need to compromise to drive electric - that electric vehicles can be better, quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars. Today, Tesla builds not only all-electric vehicles but also infinitely scalable clean energy generation and storage products. Tesla believes the faster the world stops relying on fossil fuels and moves towards a zero-emission future, the better.

  Launched in 2008, the Roadster unveiled Tesla’s cutting-edge battery technology and electric powertrain. From there, Tesla designed the world’s first ever premium all-electric sedan from the ground up - Model S - which has become the best car in its class in every category. Combining safety, performance, and efficiency, Model S has reset the world’s expectations for the car of the 21st century with the longest range of any electric vehicle, over-the-air software updates that make it better over time, and a record 0-60 mph acceleration time of 2.28 seconds as measured by Motor Trend. In 2015, Tesla expanded its product line with Model X, the safest, quickest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history that holds 5-star safety ratings across every category from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And to complete CEO Elon Musk’s “Secret Master Plan,” in 2016, Tesla announced Model 3, a low-priced, high-volume electric vehicle that began production in 2017.

  Tesla’s vehicles are produced at its Fremont factory in California, where the vast majority of the vehicle’s components are also made. As Tesla continues to expand its product line, Tesla’s production plan is also set to increase to a rate of 500,000 vehicles a year by 2018.

  To create an entire sustainable energy ecosystem, Tesla also designed a unique set of energy solutions, Powerwall, Powerpack and Solar Roof, enabling homeowners, businesses, and utilities to manage renewable energy generation, storage, and consumption. Supporting Tesla’s automotive and energy products is the Gigafactory - a facility designed to significantly reduce battery cell costs and, by 2018, produce more lithium-ion batteries annually than were produced worldwide in 2013. By bringing cell production in-house, Tesla manufactures batteries at the volumes required to meet production goals, while creating thousands of jobs.

  And this is just the beginning. With Tesla building its most affordable car yet, Tesla continues to make products accessible and affordable to more and more people, ultimately accelerating the advent of clean transport and clean energy production. Electric cars, batteries, and renewable energy generation and storage already exist independently, but when combined, they become even more powerful - that’s the future we want.