NIKOLA TESLA, who died on January 7, was born in 1857 at Smiljan in Croatia. His father, a Serb, was a clergyman of the Greek Church ; his mother is remembered as very inventive and is credited ...

But why did founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning (CEO Elon Musk joined the company soon after it was incorporated) choose the name Tesla? It's an homage to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the ...