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
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engineer → entrepreneur → human → |
| associatedWith |
Silicon Valley
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| basedIn |
California
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| coFounded |
Network Computing Devices
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NuvoMedia → Tesla, Inc. → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| developed |
Rocket eBook
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| educatedAt |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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| employer |
Network Computing Devices
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NuvoMedia → Tesla, Inc. → |
| fieldOfWork |
battery technology
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consumer electronics → electric vehicles → |
| gender |
male
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| hasAchievement |
early advocacy for high-performance electric sports cars
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helped bring the first Tesla Roadster to market → |
| hasActivity |
advising technology startups
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public speaking on sustainable transportation → |
| hasGivenPresentationOn |
electric vehicle technology
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lithium-ion battery applications → |
| hasRole |
automotive pioneer
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startup founder → technology innovator → |
| industry |
automotive industry
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technology industry → |
| influenced |
adoption of lithium-ion batteries in electric cars
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| knownFor |
co-founding Tesla, Inc.
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early leadership of Tesla, Inc. → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| notableIdea |
using commodity lithium-ion cells for EV battery packs
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| notableWork |
Tesla Roadster (first-generation)
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| occupation |
business executive
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electrical engineer → entrepreneur → |
| playedRoleIn |
commercialization of long-range electric vehicles
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| positionHeld |
CEO of NuvoMedia
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CEO of Tesla, Inc. → Chairman of Tesla, Inc. → President of Tesla, Inc. → |
| typeOfEngineer |
computer engineer
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electrical engineer → |
Referenced by (2)
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Marc Tarpenning
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businessPartner |
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Tesla, Inc.
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foundedBy |