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Fact Brief: Is Elon Musk the founder of Tesla? [1]

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Date: 2023-09-22 16:52:56.912000+00:00

Tesla Inc. was founded in 2003 by entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, according to several sources, including Britannica, TheStreet.com, CNN and Benzinga financial news service.

A Sept. 18, 2023, post on Facebook's Politics Wisconsin page shared an image that said Elon Musk was not a founder.

The Austin, Texas-based company, best known for manufacturing Tesla electric vehicles, calls Musk a co-founder. Beginning in 2004, he was a major investor and served as the company chair. He has been CEO since 2008.

Bank of America said in June that Tesla’s share of the electric vehicle market was 62% in 2022, but predicted it would drop to 18% by 2026.

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[1] Url: https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/is-elon-musk-the-founder-of-tesla

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