The name of Tesla, one of Elon Musk’s most important investments, of course comes from Nikola Tesla. What Musk did to get the rights to this name is quite interesting.
Rather than coming to the fore with what they do like other people, Elon Musk, who created the agenda himselfwhen he bought Twitter, tweeted about crypto coins, gave his child an obscure name, and bought Tesla, which was sinking most of all.
Bride, the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles. Let’s take a closer look at Tesla’s interesting naming story.
Elon Musk, who invested in the Tesla Motors (now named Tesla, Inc.) company founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning and became a co-founder, realizes that the “Tesla Motors” name patent is in a man living in the city of Sacramento, California.
Musk, who is disturbed by this situation and wants to take the name on himself, starts negotiations with the man, but The man does not want to give his name.
When Elon Musk realizes that he can’t get along with the man, he sends the cutest employee in the company in front of the man’s house.
He also tells his employee not to come until he gets the name. Employee too She sits in front of the man’s house until she gets the name.
Realizing that they want this name very much and that they will not stop taking it, the man is convinced to give it. Elon Musk for the name “Tesla” 75 thousand dollars He becomes the owner of the name by paying.
Since this highly desired name “Tesla” comes from Nikola Tesla, who was important in the development of electricity, it is very important, catchy and has a high moral value.
To get the naming rights of Nikola Tesla, known as the “father of electricity” and the “lord of lightning” Of course it was worth the effort.
You can watch the video to hear the story from Musk’s mouth:
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