Tesla, Inc. is an American electric vehicle and clean energy company based in Palo alto , California United State . Tesla designs and manufactures electric cars , battery energy storage from home to grid-scale , solar panels and solar roof tiles , and related products and services. In 2020, Tesla had the most sales of battery electric vehicle and plug-in electric vehicle , capturing 16% of the plug-in market (which includes plug-in hybrids ) and 23% of the battery-electric (purely electric) market. Through its subsidiary Tesla Energy , the company develops and is a major installer of Photovoltaic system in the United States. Tesla Energy is also one of the largest global suppliers of battery energy storage systems, with 3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) installed in 2020. Founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard...