23. Tesla

Tesla is a flashy and well-branded corporation, but it has many threats and weaknesses the public does not hear about. Its course of action may not have been what the founders had in mind. Nevertheless, one cannot help but get excited about the future of Tesla’s innovation

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Some of the models on Tesla's home page:   https://www.tesla.com/models

Tesla's Autobiography:   https://www.tesla.com/about

About the Tesla factory:   https://www.tesla.com/factory

Model 3 Base Price:   https://www.tesla.com/model3/design#battery

Tesla Tequila:   https://shop.tesla.com/product/tesla-tequila

Britannica article about Tesla:   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tesla-Motors

EXCELLENT scholarly essay about Tesla:   https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?v=2.1&it=r&sw=w&id=GALE%7CA568840616&prodId=AONE&sid=googleScholarFullText&userGroupName=tel_main&isGeoAuthType=true

Jay Leno 2012 Model S:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoFVO31CbE0\

About the 2015 fatal Tesla crash:   https://abc7news.com/tesla-s-autopilot-self-driving-car-officials-investigating-teslas-autopilot-feature-after-fatal-crash/1410042/

About tax breaks for electric cars:    https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml

About IPOs:   https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/what-does-going-public-mean/#:~:text=Going%20public%20refers%20to%20a%20private%20company%27s%20initial,getting%20out%20of%20their%20investment%20in%20a%20company%29.

How Tesla Tequila came to be:   https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-tequila-elon-musk-electric-car-company-drink-2020-11

Tesla moving to Austin, TX:   https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/11/04/austin-tesla-factory-affordability-jobs-concerns.html