Martin Eberhard

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Martin Eberhard is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the electric vehicle company Tesla.


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instanceOf businessperson
engineer
entrepreneur
human
associatedWith Silicon Valley
basedIn California
coFounded Network Computing Devices
NuvoMedia
Tesla, Inc.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
developed Rocket eBook
educatedAt University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
employer Network Computing Devices
NuvoMedia
Tesla, Inc.
fieldOfWork battery technology
consumer electronics
electric vehicles
gender male
hasAchievement early advocacy for high-performance electric sports cars
helped bring the first Tesla Roadster to market
hasActivity advising technology startups
public speaking on sustainable transportation
hasGivenPresentationOn electric vehicle technology
lithium-ion battery applications
hasRole automotive pioneer
startup founder
technology innovator
industry automotive industry
technology industry
influenced adoption of lithium-ion batteries in electric cars
knownFor co-founding Tesla, Inc.
early leadership of Tesla, Inc.
languageSpoken English
notableIdea using commodity lithium-ion cells for EV battery packs
notableWork Tesla Roadster (first-generation)
occupation business executive
electrical engineer
entrepreneur
playedRoleIn commercialization of long-range electric vehicles
positionHeld CEO of NuvoMedia
CEO of Tesla, Inc.
Chairman of Tesla, Inc.
President of Tesla, Inc.
typeOfEngineer computer engineer
electrical engineer

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Marc Tarpenning
businessPartner
Tesla, Inc.
foundedBy

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