Electric car

Tesla Tesla was born in 2003, in Silicon Valley, the engineers wanted to prove to the world that Battery powered vehicles where better then gas powered cars. Not only prove to the world that this technology would work but would also give off zero emissions. Tesla took a slow and painful entry into the car industry, it wasn't until 2008, when they released their first product the Roadster. The Roadster wasn't a huge success at all they only sold twenty-four thousand models which weren’t cheap.…

Have you ever heard of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, or PayPal? If not, these are all Elon Musk’s companies that are having a major impact on some of America’s industries. Elon Musk is a South African entrepreneur in the United states, that works to to help make the world a better place, just like the superheroes in the comics he read in his earlier years. Since then, he has used his extraordinary drive and vision to overcome many difficult obstacles that come with starting up new companies. His drive…

million in Solar City upon entry into these markets without foreseeable returns (Vance, 2015). Musk dedicates large sums of money towards creating production facilities. Making up for the equipment expenditure relied on profits made from the Tesla electric vehicles and investor confidence (Vance, 2015). The companies typically faced similar issues: while employee costs were low, equipment and material costs were extremely high (Vance, 2015). During failures, such as Tesla Motors Roadster model…

such a large factor? Think about all the man hours, testing, research, consultants and other tangible assets that it takes to launch a new product. Tesla already has two fully electronic models that they currently offer. Tesla once launched a sports car model but stopped producing it after the determining that the Model S (sedan) sales were so much better than that of the sports edition. Having two models in separate categories allows for a third. Think about a company like Honda. How many…

I consider Elon Musk to be one of the greatest CEOs of our time. He was the founder of Zip2, an online directory service, and PayPal. Musk is presently CEO and CTO of Tesla Motors, a manufacturer of electric vehicles, and SpaceX, a designer of space transport services. Through my analysis of Musk’s exploits, I conclude that his strength as a leader is threefold: his ability to inspire others with his vision, his unwavering motivation to seek profitability through sustainability and purpose, and…

Leadership Profile: Elon Musk Introduction: Elon Musk is arguably one of the greatest leaders in business and innovation of the past few decades, and possibly into the future. As an adolescent, Elon Musk came to the realization that the most difficult thing was to come up with the right question. After much reflection, he decided the question that would shape the rest of his life: what things would have the greatest impact on the future of humanity’s destiny. Since then, Elon Musk has created…

a vision. More specifically, a vision to fix a lot of the issues in today's world and to hopefully innovate it for the future. One plan includes fixing some of the pollution problems in the world, for now, starting with making and normalizing electric cars. If that sounds familiar, it is most likely because the name Tesla Motors has become a widely known name in the last few years. However, that is not all Elon has done, he also helped found companies such as PayPal and SpaceX, which has big…

Out of the three cars I researched, I picked the 2010 Dodge Charger SXT that has 99,981miles on its odometer, an exterior color of bright silver metallic clearco, and an interior color of charcoal. It has an automatic transmission with a 6-cylinder engine, and it averages about 25 mpg on the highway and 17 in the city. There are a few pros and cons about each of the cars. What I liked about the Dodge charger is that it has the most features within the car itself. The inside stereo system has the…

Hover boards have become the hottest thing on the market during the past year. Thousands have been sold throughout America and millions around the world. Although it was the most wanted item in 2015 it isn’t the safest. Safety: Hover boards can be made safer if more precaution was took during assembly and shipping. Hover boards contain lithium batteries which are used to power everything from laptops and cell phones to cameras and tablets. Lithium batteries when overheated go through a process…

I am writing to apply for Tesla’s sustainability internship program offered this summer. As a junior at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, I am interested in furthering my knowledge and experience in sustainability. Given the opportunity, I believe that contributing to the continuing sustainable efforts of Tesla in minimizing our negative environmental and social impacts will allow me to fortify my abilities in sustainability. Moreover, I look forward to researching and…