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Tesla Motors, Inc. Is Now Officially Tesla, Inc

214 points by pearlsteinj 10y ago

arikr 10y ago
"On January 9, 2007, Apple Computer, Inc. (the “Company”) amended Article I of its Restated Articles of Incorporation solely to change the corporate name from “Apple Computer, Inc.” to “Apple Inc.” The name change and amendment were completed pursuant to Section 1110(d) of the California Corporations Code through a merger of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Apple Inc., with and into the Company. A copy of the Company’s Certificate of Ownership, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California, amending Article I of the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation solely to reflect the Company’s new corporate name, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference." http://ccbn.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/APPLEINC8K.pdf?pdf=1&repo=tenk&ipage=4589126&num=-2&pdf=1&xml=1&cik=320193&odef=8&rid=12&quest=1&dn=2&dn=3 http://ccbn.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/APPLEINC8K.pdf?pdf...
- JoshGlazebrook 10y ago
  If anyone is curious, this was the same day the original iPhone was unveiled.
- Animats 10y ago
  Apple had a name conflict with a 60's band which used the name "Apple Records". That was settled around the time the iPod came out.
  - evaneykelen 10y ago
    Actually the company was called Apple Corps and it was not a band: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
    - monocasa 10y ago
      I mean, it's wholly owned by The Beatles and their estates, and AFAICT it's sole raison d'être is to protect their IP.
  - nier 10y ago
    They finally settled around the time the iPhone was introduced in January 2007. Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/02/05Apple-Inc-and-The-Beatles-Apple-Corps-Ltd-Enter-into-New-Agreement.html http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/02/05Apple-Inc-and-The-...
Shivetya 10y ago
So what are people's expectations of what industry Tesla expands into next? I am curious as outside their space operations the rest is highly tied to battery technology. Is there room for new products there?
- espadrine 10y ago
  A hint: SolarCity merged with Tesla.
  - fosco 10y ago
    also -- room for improving solar energy generation - including proliferation of more electric appliances [electric central heat to replace gas/oil] Boats with solar panels running on wind+electric [this is a fantasy of mine that I have drawings with, alas it is unlikely I have 10 million to build my dream boat, but that does not mean I cannot make sketches :-) ]
    - WorldMaker 10y ago
      I was never as tempted to buy a boat as I was watching the electric boat on Fully Charged: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6uk8bLXas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6uk8bLXas
- TulliusCicero 10y ago
  Space operations? Sounds like you're thinking of SpaceX, which is a separate company (albeit one also run by Elon Musk).
- SHOwnsYou 10y ago
  I hope his long game is launching solar arrays into space and beaming the power back to earth, effectively combining Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and SpaceX
  - Alupis 10y ago
    Musk is actually very critical of solar power in space. He says it's very inefficient due to the lack of atmosphere to "pre-filter" the energy[1]. He believes nuclear power is the way to go in space. [1] http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a8101/elon-musk-on-spacex-tesla-and-why-space-solar-power-must-die-13386162/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a8101/elon-musk-o...
pazra 10y ago
Will be interesting to see what product categories they enter in the future. Currently they have cars and batteries, but there's got to be a good change they're planning on entering a new product category soon. Any thoughts on what they might bring to market?
- TaylorAlexander 10y ago
  I'm hoping homes. There's lots of energy to be saved in better home construction, and factory-made homes can be made more cheaply than on-site built homes. That's the one I've been hoping for ever since I saw the solar roof.
  - eliaspro 10y ago
    Also looking at the German standards for low or even positive energy homes I see a huge potential for energy efficient homes in the US (but also other markets).
    - stcredzero 10y ago
      The German Passivhaus standard just begs for factory prefab construction. I suspect a major factor is how one can reduce the cost of making the structure airtight.
      - avar 10y ago
        Don't fully airtight structures need a lot of redundant safety systems to protect against just leaving a candle on killing everyone from carbon dioxide poisoning?
        Stefstefstef 10y ago
        Airtight homes doesnt mean no ventilation but no cracks in walls and doors and window framing
notjustanymike 10y ago
You guys ever think SpaceX should have been called Starbucks?
- pmcollins 10y ago
  Either that or SpaceSex.
  - static_noise 10y ago
    One Latté, please.
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]
BinaryIdiot 10y ago
I wonder if there is a plan, likely in a later future, in which SpaceX and Tesla merge. Like Tesla and Solar City I could see Elon blurring the lines between SpaceX and Tesla on various projects.
- Florin_Andrei 10y ago
  There doesn't seem to be an obvious synergy there yet. Unless I'm missing something.
  - freehunter 10y ago
    Are there any lithium asteroids we can mine to make batteries?
    - ktta 10y ago
      Or possibly researching new avenues of energy generation? I see potential for nuclear energy in the future, and spaceships will have to resort to nuclear energy because fuel isn't going to cut it for energy intensive long term missions. And if they figure ways to do it with minimal risk, we wouldn't have to depend on solar energy and hope it gets more and more efficient in the future. I feel like the risks with nuclear energy are overhyped. With proper security precautions, nuclear plants wouldn't be so dangerous are many think. Except unexpected natural disasters of course. But is it really that hard to reconcile the advantages vs. disadvantages? Many coutries aren't low on space like Japan and can handle things going wrong in the nuclear plant area. This wouldn't be a problem if nuclear fusion is achieved of course, but I waiting for someone to make a law related to "It'll be there within the next decade". Net positive energy nuclear fusion will nicely fit in with quantum computers that exhibit quantum supremacy.
      - Florin_Andrei 10y ago
        > spaceships will have to resort to nuclear energy because fuel isn't going to cut it for energy intensive long term missions To conquer low Earth orbit, chemical engines have been enough. To conquer the solar system, we'll need nuclear. To go much further beyond, we'll need total mass conversion.
smegel 10y ago
I'm going to build a house in a few years time. I have a feeling there will be a lot of Tesla branded stuff in (and on) it.
kozak 10y ago
To me it looks like they have always wanted the simpler name, but were able to sort out the legal and trademark issues only now. Same for Apple, probably.
zherbert 10y ago
Now they need the Twitter handle.
mamurphy 10y ago
This seems in large part to reflect their expansion in to battery and solar technology following the aquision of SolarCity. However, I wonder when products such as SolarRoof and Powerwall 2 will be become available. When I read/viewed the promotional material for those products I got the impression that they would be "hitting the shelves" early 2017. Perhaps I was mistaken. The Powerwall 2 order page[1] used to read "Installations begin in January 2017." I just checked back and it now reads "February 2017." On March 1, will it change to "March 2017?" I am a very serious potential customer (dad needs help ordering a power backup solution for his medical devices) and sent a detailed email asking for more information. I didn't want to put down a deposit without more details about whether the products are available, if my area is suitable, and when installation would start ("January - no, February - no, March - actually, check back this summer" wouldn't be acceptable for my use case). I didn't hear back for a few weeks. I just followed up again. Hopefully they respond this time, but I would imagine that I am probably going to go with another battery backup solution (or a gas-based generator solution) at this point. [1]https://www.tesla.com/powerwall https://www.tesla.com/powerwall

214 points by pearlsteinj 10y ago

arikr 10y ago

"On January 9, 2007, Apple Computer, Inc. (the “Company”) amended Article I of its Restated Articles of Incorporation solely to change the corporate name from “Apple Computer, Inc.” to “Apple Inc.” The name change and amendment were completed pursuant to Section 1110(d) of the California Corporations Code through a merger of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Apple Inc., with and into the Company. A copy of the Company’s Certificate of Ownership, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California, amending Article I of the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation solely to reflect the Company’s new corporate name, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference." http://ccbn.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/APPLEINC8K.pdf?pdf=1&repo=tenk&ipage=4589126&num=-2&pdf=1&xml=1&cik=320193&odef=8&rid=12&quest=1&dn=2&dn=3 http://ccbn.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/APPLEINC8K.pdf?pdf...

JoshGlazebrook 10y ago
If anyone is curious, this was the same day the original iPhone was unveiled.
Animats 10y ago
Apple had a name conflict with a 60's band which used the name "Apple Records". That was settled around the time the iPod came out.
- evaneykelen 10y ago
  Actually the company was called Apple Corps and it was not a band: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
  - monocasa 10y ago
    I mean, it's wholly owned by The Beatles and their estates, and AFAICT it's sole raison d'être is to protect their IP.
- nier 10y ago
  They finally settled around the time the iPhone was introduced in January 2007. Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/02/05Apple-Inc-and-The-Beatles-Apple-Corps-Ltd-Enter-into-New-Agreement.html http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/02/05Apple-Inc-and-The-...

Shivetya 10y ago

So what are people's expectations of what industry Tesla expands into next? I am curious as outside their space operations the rest is highly tied to battery technology. Is there room for new products there?

espadrine 10y ago
A hint: SolarCity merged with Tesla.
- fosco 10y ago
  also -- room for improving solar energy generation - including proliferation of more electric appliances [electric central heat to replace gas/oil] Boats with solar panels running on wind+electric [this is a fantasy of mine that I have drawings with, alas it is unlikely I have 10 million to build my dream boat, but that does not mean I cannot make sketches :-) ]
  - WorldMaker 10y ago
    I was never as tempted to buy a boat as I was watching the electric boat on Fully Charged: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6uk8bLXas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6uk8bLXas
TulliusCicero 10y ago
Space operations? Sounds like you're thinking of SpaceX, which is a separate company (albeit one also run by Elon Musk).
SHOwnsYou 10y ago
I hope his long game is launching solar arrays into space and beaming the power back to earth, effectively combining Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and SpaceX
- Alupis 10y ago
  Musk is actually very critical of solar power in space. He says it's very inefficient due to the lack of atmosphere to "pre-filter" the energy[1]. He believes nuclear power is the way to go in space. [1] http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a8101/elon-musk-on-spacex-tesla-and-why-space-solar-power-must-die-13386162/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a8101/elon-musk-o...

pazra 10y ago

Will be interesting to see what product categories they enter in the future. Currently they have cars and batteries, but there's got to be a good change they're planning on entering a new product category soon. Any thoughts on what they might bring to market?

TaylorAlexander 10y ago
I'm hoping homes. There's lots of energy to be saved in better home construction, and factory-made homes can be made more cheaply than on-site built homes. That's the one I've been hoping for ever since I saw the solar roof.
- eliaspro 10y ago
  Also looking at the German standards for low or even positive energy homes I see a huge potential for energy efficient homes in the US (but also other markets).
  - stcredzero 10y ago
    The German Passivhaus standard just begs for factory prefab construction. I suspect a major factor is how one can reduce the cost of making the structure airtight.
    - avar 10y ago
      Don't fully airtight structures need a lot of redundant safety systems to protect against just leaving a candle on killing everyone from carbon dioxide poisoning?
      - Stefstefstef 10y ago
        Airtight homes doesnt mean no ventilation but no cracks in walls and doors and window framing

notjustanymike 10y ago

You guys ever think SpaceX should have been called Starbucks?

pmcollins 10y ago
Either that or SpaceSex.
- static_noise 10y ago
  One Latté, please.
- deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]

BinaryIdiot 10y ago

I wonder if there is a plan, likely in a later future, in which SpaceX and Tesla merge. Like Tesla and Solar City I could see Elon blurring the lines between SpaceX and Tesla on various projects.

Florin_Andrei 10y ago
There doesn't seem to be an obvious synergy there yet. Unless I'm missing something.
- freehunter 10y ago
  Are there any lithium asteroids we can mine to make batteries?
  - ktta 10y ago
    Or possibly researching new avenues of energy generation? I see potential for nuclear energy in the future, and spaceships will have to resort to nuclear energy because fuel isn't going to cut it for energy intensive long term missions. And if they figure ways to do it with minimal risk, we wouldn't have to depend on solar energy and hope it gets more and more efficient in the future. I feel like the risks with nuclear energy are overhyped. With proper security precautions, nuclear plants wouldn't be so dangerous are many think. Except unexpected natural disasters of course. But is it really that hard to reconcile the advantages vs. disadvantages? Many coutries aren't low on space like Japan and can handle things going wrong in the nuclear plant area. This wouldn't be a problem if nuclear fusion is achieved of course, but I waiting for someone to make a law related to "It'll be there within the next decade". Net positive energy nuclear fusion will nicely fit in with quantum computers that exhibit quantum supremacy.
    - Florin_Andrei 10y ago
      > spaceships will have to resort to nuclear energy because fuel isn't going to cut it for energy intensive long term missions To conquer low Earth orbit, chemical engines have been enough. To conquer the solar system, we'll need nuclear. To go much further beyond, we'll need total mass conversion.

smegel 10y ago

I'm going to build a house in a few years time. I have a feeling there will be a lot of Tesla branded stuff in (and on) it.

kozak 10y ago

To me it looks like they have always wanted the simpler name, but were able to sort out the legal and trademark issues only now. Same for Apple, probably.

zherbert 10y ago

Now they need the Twitter handle.

mamurphy 10y ago

This seems in large part to reflect their expansion in to battery and solar technology following the aquision of SolarCity. However, I wonder when products such as SolarRoof and Powerwall 2 will be become available. When I read/viewed the promotional material for those products I got the impression that they would be "hitting the shelves" early 2017. Perhaps I was mistaken. The Powerwall 2 order page[1] used to read "Installations begin in January 2017." I just checked back and it now reads "February 2017." On March 1, will it change to "March 2017?" I am a very serious potential customer (dad needs help ordering a power backup solution for his medical devices) and sent a detailed email asking for more information. I didn't want to put down a deposit without more details about whether the products are available, if my area is suitable, and when installation would start ("January - no, February - no, March - actually, check back this summer" wouldn't be acceptable for my use case). I didn't hear back for a few weeks. I just followed up again. Hopefully they respond this time, but I would imagine that I am probably going to go with another battery backup solution (or a gas-based generator solution) at this point. [1]https://www.tesla.com/powerwall https://www.tesla.com/powerwall