Did Elon Musk name Tesla after Nikola Tesla?

While Tesla's star began to fade long ago, Elon Musk, who named his car and his company after him, has contributed to a Nikola Tesla revival. In the age of Edison, Westinghouse, Marconi and J.P. read more

Elon Musk didn't pick the name! The original founders of Tesla Motors, Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, chose between if they should name the company after the scientists Nikola Tesla or Michael Faraday. Elon Musk invested in the company Tesla Motors several months after they had chosen Tesla. read more

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. read more

However, Nikola Tesla is one of the most well-known inventors through history and is considered the father of both the alternatic current (AC) and the AC-motor. Elon Musk most likely chose the name because it is associated with electricity (particularly the electric motor) and because it sounds cool. read more