Tesla, Inc. previosuly known as Tesla Motors was founded in 2003, is an American multinational corporation based in Palo Alto, California, that manufactures electric vehicles, lithium-ion battery energy storage and solar panel products with the aid of its subsidiary company SolarCity. According to the tesla product catalogue it sells the Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, Powerwall and Powerpack batteries, solar panels, solar roof tiles, and related items.