Tesla

Palo Alto carmaker

Tesla refers to Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer whose work on alternating current and electromagnetic systems shaped modern power distribution.

Tesla is also the American electric vehicle company founded in 2003, named after the inventor: She drives a Tesla, Tesla stock surged.

The company name has become shorthand for electric cars generally. (Lowercase tesla is a unit of magnetic flux density.)

inventor

Nikola

Serbian-American electrical engineer's name

  • EdisonProlific American inventor
  • FaradayElectromagnetism pioneer's surname
  • MarconiRadio telegraphy pioneer

Bell · alternating current · wireless transmission · polyphase · AC · radio · X-rays · remote control · transformer · patents

automotive

electric vehicle

Battery-powered automobile

battery · range · charging · Fremont · autonomous · touchscreen · acceleration · zero emissions · range anxiety · battery pack

competitors

Ford

Major American automaker

BMW · Hyundai · Porsche · Audi · Toyota · Chevrolet · Honda · Nissan · Kia · Volvo

energy

renewable

Capable of restoration

clean energy · photovoltaic · inverter · off-grid · backup power · energy independence

Categories
Opposites
vehicle powertrain

Teslagas guzzler

Vehicle with poor mileage

Hummer · internal combustion engine · muscle car · Ford F-150 · big rig

automotive industry positioning

TeslaGeneral Motors

Major American car manufacturer

Ford · Chrysler · Big Three · old guard · Toyota

corporate/brand ethos

TeslaBuick

General Motors division

Lincoln · Oldsmobile · Cadillac · Mercury · Plymouth

Phrases
Family

Tesla coil

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G