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![[Tesla]](../images/u/us$tesla.gif) image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 December 2024
 
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 December 2024
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This flag is apparently ~3:5 with white logo on red, as can be seen in this 
https://youtu.be/xDyPSKLy5E4?t=2061 footage showing a factory operated by 
this company.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 December 2024
Tesla Motors, Inc. was established on July 1, 2003 first as Tesla Motors. Its 
name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla.
In 
May 2010 it purchased the NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.) (December 
1984 - April 1, 2010). In 2015 it acquired Riviera Tool LLC (established in 
2007). In November 2016 it bought SolarCity (July 4, 2006 - (December 28, 2015) 
November 21, 2016) and Grohmann Engineering (1963 - November 8, 2016). In 2017 
it acquired Perbix (1976 - November 6, 2017). In 2019 it acquired Hibar Systems 
Ltd. (established in 1974), DeepScale, Inc. (established on September 28, 2015), 
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (established in 1965). In 2020 it acquired ATW 
Automation. In 2021 it acquired Springpower International Inc. In 2023 it 
announced it would be acquiring Wiferion GmbH (established in 2016). 
Sources: https://www.tesla.com/about
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tesla-motors and
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. 
The flag is a ruby color 
horizontal background with the company's name in the middle in white capitals 
(photo).
Esteban Rivera, 9 December 2024