INTRODUCTION ABOUT TESLA TESLA MOTORS was founded in 2003 by a group of intrepid Silicon Valley engineers who set out to prove that electric vehicles could be awesome. THE TESLA ROADSTER hit the streets in early 2008 as a car with no equal. Two years later, over 1,000 Roadsters drive emissions-free in more than 25 countries. TESLA’S BATTERY PACKS AND POWERTRAINS will help lessen global dependence on petroleum-based transportation and drive down the cost of electric vehicles. By cooperating with other car manufacturers, we hope to put more electric cars on the road. EVERY TESLA AND EV using Tesla Technology is a step towards making increasingly affordable electric cars available to the consumer. It’s more than electric, it’s Tesla. INTRODUCTION 02