Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Tesla Drops 'Motors' From Name As CEO Musk Looks Beyond Cars (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on Wednesday February 1, 2017 @06:40AM from the what's-in-a-name dept.

Tesla Motors changed its name to "Tesla Inc" as Chief Executive Elon Musk looks to transform the Silicon Valley firm from an electric car maker to a diversified energy products company. From a report on Reuters: In October, Musk unveiled solar-powered roof tiles that eliminate the need for traditional panels and a longer-lasting home battery illustrating the benefits of combining his electric car and battery maker with solar installer SolarCity Corp.

1 of 69 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re: Seven years. by Anonymous Coward · 2017-02-01 07:09 · Score: 5, Informative

Ford - started by an actual brilliant engineer and entrepreneur was profitable in its FIRST QUARTER of doing business.
Henry Ford's first company, the Detroit Automobile Company effectively failed, having to be re-organised into the Henry Ford Company. Henry Ford left that company, to eventually found Ford Motor Company, and the Henry Ford Company became Cadillac.
The Ford Motor Company had problems paying the Dodge brothers, and had to get additional finances and offer stock to their debtors, before recovering enough to pay out dividends.
BTW, check out Dodge v. FORD.