Tesla can refer to two distinct entities:
1. Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. is a publicly traded American electric vehicle and clean energy company founded in 2003. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar roof tiles, and related products and services.
- Notable Products:
- Electric Vehicles: Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck, Roadster
- Energy Storage: Powerwall, Powerpack
- Solar: Solar Roof, Solar Panels
- Mission: To accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.
2. Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and physicist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical system.
- Notable Inventions:
- Alternating Current (AC) System: Tesla's most significant invention, which revolutionized the way electricity is generated, transmitted, and used.
- Tesla Coil: A resonant transformer circuit that produces high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current electricity.
- Radio: Tesla's work on wireless transmission of energy laid the foundation for the development of radio.
- Legacy: Tesla is considered one of the most important inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his work continues to influence technology today.
