The latter company is in the business of developing and launching the world's most advanced rockets for satellite and later human transportation. Musk is known for co-founding PayPal and Zip2 and founding SpaceX. Electric vehicles have long been one of his primary interests, stemming from his days in the early nineties working on high energy density capacitor technology in Silicon Valley. The primary funding source for Tesla Motors, from when Tesla Motors was just three people and a business plan to present day, having led the Series A, Series B and co-led the Series C. The company also has multiple facilities in Taiwan that will be used in the production of the Tesla Roadster and the Tesla WhiteStar. The company also has facilities in England related to the design and assembly of the Tesla Roadster, which is being assembled by Lotus Cars in Hethel, England. Headquarters: Tesla Motors' headquarters are located in Silicon Valley, San Carlos, California. New Products: The company is reportedly working on electric sedan priced in the $50,000 - $70,000 range, that is expected to be introduced in 2009 as an electric alternative to BMW's 5 Series and Audi's A6.Īlso in the works is an affordable third model that could be released in 2012 and cost around $30,000.
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