Where did the band name Tesla come from?
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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 Serbian inventor and engineer who created the induction motor and alternating-current (AC) power transmission.