Tesla Had A Deal To Sell Itself To Google Til Musk Walked Away

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk at Motor Trend 'Car of the Year' ceremony in New York City, Nov 2012

Like any startup company, Tesla Motors has had crises where the electric-car maker came very close to financial collapse. One was in 2008, when its Roadster model was late in delivery and its two-speed transmission proved unable to handle the car’s power. But a second crisis developed in late 2012 and early 2013, when sales of its Model S electric… …read more