Tesla Before Elon: The Untold Story

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A popular myth on the internet is that Elon Musk created Tesla. While he was instrumental to the company's success, the founding of Tesla is a largely unknown, yet fascinating story!
Tesla was the brainchild of Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who created the first Tesla Roadster model and subsequently invited Elon Musk to an early funding round for the company. Eventually, a personal conflict resulted in the co-founders leaving, with Elon Musk taking the center stage in the company since then.
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  • @BusinessCasual
    @BusinessCasual Жыл бұрын

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  • @TierZoo
    @TierZoo6 жыл бұрын

    Great episode, I definitely was under the impression Musk founded Tesla too. Gotta say, your original voice of the channel was much more unique. A classy british man is fine, but it's a bit cliche.

  • @Poxenium

    @Poxenium

    6 жыл бұрын

    In the longest shareholder meeting to date (in 2016 i think), Musk did acknowledge and thanked the two original Tesla founders. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3-ay62vktTIgdo.html

  • @Howtard

    @Howtard

    6 жыл бұрын

    This sounds like the voice Internet Historian wishes he had.

  • @atompilzsammlah

    @atompilzsammlah

    6 жыл бұрын

    didn't expect to see you here, nice to know you are though

  • @jacobgarrison1510

    @jacobgarrison1510

    6 жыл бұрын

    TierZoo Honestly the best part about you TierZoo, is that you feel like a real dude because you are just watching KZread like everyone else and you leave a large trail of breadcrumbs.

  • @TierZoo

    @TierZoo

    6 жыл бұрын

    AttilaTheBuns watching KZread is the best way to learn how to KZread! And it's always cool for me when I get comments from other youtubers, so I assume others feel the same way. That's one of the reasons I like to comment on basically everything I watch.

  • @jholid6y
    @jholid6y5 жыл бұрын

    Non of these guys would be here without Nikola Tesla, the real OG nobody talks about.

  • @TechBuRn1337

    @TechBuRn1337

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean... the cars are named after Tesla so....... what else do you want? Its not like he's putting out the model Edison or something.

  • @harshparikh2126

    @harshparikh2126

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stfu

  • @rick_from_yr

    @rick_from_yr

    4 жыл бұрын

    How could you say nobody talks about him when the company itself was named as his lastname? XD

  • @gigilaco

    @gigilaco

    4 жыл бұрын

    HARSH PARIKH Silence Indian - love from Pakistan 😜

  • @_add.it.ya_

    @_add.it.ya_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TechBuRn1337 r/whoooooosh

  • @Alzeinat
    @Alzeinat6 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy that there's a new video and all but where's the voice of the channel?

  • @Kaebuki

    @Kaebuki

    6 жыл бұрын

    No, same owner, but a new voice from the channel SideQuest.

  • @nalissolus9213

    @nalissolus9213

    3 жыл бұрын

    The starter of the channel got kicked off in a meeting were he wasn't present. lol just kidding.

  • @jaimelannister7111
    @jaimelannister71116 жыл бұрын

    Its like he's narrating a disney story.

  • @ronalddragonofamerica

    @ronalddragonofamerica

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha right!!!

  • @ronalddragonofamerica

    @ronalddragonofamerica

    5 жыл бұрын

    But in a business sense though

  • @MansSuperPower

    @MansSuperPower

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤣😂🤣

  • @superfly19751

    @superfly19751

    4 жыл бұрын

    He’s also got Disney’s facts on a few key points making Musk looks like the bad guy.

  • @bayareajokester9456
    @bayareajokester94566 жыл бұрын

    I for some reason thought you were ColdFusion for a moment, must have been the thumbnail. Anyways glad you are back.

  • @magnusgrawert

    @magnusgrawert

    6 жыл бұрын

    Abyssinia Empire yeah same

  • @louicoleman2910

    @louicoleman2910

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @JaviRockMusic

    @JaviRockMusic

    6 жыл бұрын

    Same. That thumbnail and the topic of the video tricked me

  • @onthebeats5698

    @onthebeats5698

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol me too

  • @rick_from_yr

    @rick_from_yr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too XD

  • @AbbreviatedReviews
    @AbbreviatedReviews6 жыл бұрын

    It seems pretty clear that the reason Elon is so prominently positioned in the company is a combination of his other endeavors being so ambitious and publicly covered, and the fact that Tesla's real success didn't start until the Tesla Model S released in 2012, well after the original founders left. The original Roadster sold a total of 2500 units in its four year run and the Model S has sold over 200,000 to date. It's not reasonable to erase history, but you don't need to give credit to the founders for achievements that happened after they left - and those achievements are what made Tesla what it is today.

  • @gerryn2

    @gerryn2

    6 жыл бұрын

    In the movie "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" it's made clear Microsoft AND Apple were stealing almost everything in terms of software (I'm not overlooking the absolute genius of Woz, but that was hardware), and they didn't even give any credit or anything of the sort. Elon essentially bought Tesla and made it into what it is today. In all fairness, it's a Cisco story, and Elon came out on top because he had the initial funds - but he also took a risk. I don't see the point in sucking the dicks of the founders of Tesla anymore than you would want to suck the dick of the founders of Cisco, or the engineers at Xerox. Elon made this happen, not those guys. (yeah, I'm sucking Elons dick right now but with good reason).

  • @SgtStinger

    @SgtStinger

    6 жыл бұрын

    It has been said that the reason for Eberhards ousting is that he wanted the next model of Tesla to be an even more expensive and faster car than the roadster, in the complete opposite direction of the way Tesla went.

  • @thegoonist

    @thegoonist

    6 жыл бұрын

    makes sense. it seems eberhard wanted a lamborghini competitor, vs a mainstream sedan. elon wanted a mass market car to accelerate the adoption of renewables. eberhard just wanted to look cool.

  • @randomchannel7483

    @randomchannel7483

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Tesla Model S would not exist without the Tesla Roadster. The Roadster provided the 1) the base technology and 2) some of the initial capital - to develop and bring the Model S to market. Until the Tesla does away with Lithium Ion batteries and upgrades to Mr Fusion powered engines, Martin and Marc definitely deserve credit for Tesla's recent achievements.

  • @Ignacio.Romero

    @Ignacio.Romero

    6 жыл бұрын

    RandomChannel I'm sure Tesla with Elon would have been fine without the "initial capital" the Roadster gave them

  • @PolyMatter
    @PolyMatter6 жыл бұрын

    So glad to see you back!

  • @BusinessCasual

    @BusinessCasual

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, glad to be back!

  • @moustafamohsen

    @moustafamohsen

    6 жыл бұрын

    I literately was watching your video before this one, good video btw

  • @mr_thekid

    @mr_thekid

    6 жыл бұрын

    Keep em coming! This is fantastic, and way more topical than Cold Fusion (as amazing as they are).

  • @moustafamohsen

    @moustafamohsen

    6 жыл бұрын

    My Channel He is good and all, but cold fusion have some contacts and many times he interview people in his videos.

  • @thezebraherd8275

    @thezebraherd8275

    6 жыл бұрын

    PolyMatter Hi

  • @thenhewonders
    @thenhewonders6 жыл бұрын

    This video is so distracting because of how fluid, beautiful, and impressive the visual effects are! From the text to the transitions, I really enjoyed watching it all!

  • @FlyingPhilUK
    @FlyingPhilUK6 жыл бұрын

    The Boring Company and the HyperLoop are separate things - the Boring Company is an actual company, interested in boring tunnels underground to ease transportation within a city - the HyperLoop is a concept, based on the idea of having evacuated metal tubes above ground allowing high-speed travel between cities.

  • @jshepard152

    @jshepard152

    6 жыл бұрын

    FlyingPhilUK Exactly. That was sloppy.

  • @toastbrotlf2000

    @toastbrotlf2000

    6 жыл бұрын

    FlyingPhilUK actually, the route they talked about on the east coast is largely a boring company tunnel project for the hyperloop. So it's technically true.

  • @BlaqInq

    @BlaqInq

    5 жыл бұрын

    Stone love music

  • @mr.y.mysterious.video1

    @mr.y.mysterious.video1

    2 жыл бұрын

    And then it turned out to be cars driving in a tunnel yet the fanboys still jizzed over it

  • @edsilvester

    @edsilvester

    Жыл бұрын

    Like the train tunnel built under London in 1863. Except less efficient.

  • @Alex547313
    @Alex5473136 жыл бұрын

    Not that the new voice is bad, but I already miss the old voice

  • @Zobeid
    @Zobeid5 жыл бұрын

    I was of the original customers who pre-ordered the Roadster and waited impatiently for a year and a half through delay after delay. It was a huge shock to everyone in our little community when Martin Eberhard was ousted and this "Musk" guy who we knew little about stepped in. The biggest change I observed in Tesla's policies was that they were enormously transparent under Eberhard, sharing astonishing amounts of information about the ongoing development of the car, which gave those of us on the waiting list a lot of confidence and enthusiasm. After Musk took over, Tesla became the notoriously secretive (much like Apple!) company that it is today.

  • @AvirekzFrostif
    @AvirekzFrostif5 жыл бұрын

    For all the love we give elon, we need to remember and respect the companies roots

  • @theuntetheredman3219

    @theuntetheredman3219

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Very unfair that many out there still have no idea of who Martin is.

  • @Sizifus

    @Sizifus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theuntetheredman3219 That's because Musk with his legal goons try to purge that information from general public's knowledge.

  • @tanushreebiswas9432

    @tanushreebiswas9432

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Sizifus Yes, that is true, he makes himself-up like he was the original sole founder.

  • @markincontrol

    @markincontrol

    2 жыл бұрын

    The company kinda dont give us the tesla we have today because even the updated tesla roadstar is not that big of a thing

  • @mdjey2

    @mdjey2

    2 жыл бұрын

    He has too much respect really. Such a shady guy. Common Sense Sceptic does reports about his companies in great detail. I suggest you take a look.

  • @Ro_Ball
    @Ro_Ball6 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit! So, the body hiding in the "Starman" spacesuit on the space Roadster is actually Martin! :O

  • @BloodMaster104
    @BloodMaster1046 жыл бұрын

    This was the most enjoyable video in the long time. Please keep up!

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shame it is full of in accuracies and falsehoods

  • @mirshamedia8737
    @mirshamedia87376 жыл бұрын

    The Boring Company isn't involved in the Hyperloop. They're two different ventures tackling different problems. Boring Company = underground tunnel network for cars to avoid congested roads. Hyperloop = a new form of transportation that carries pods of people in a vacuum tube.

  • @JarvMonster
    @JarvMonster3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent, honest representation of the true Tesla story. I'm so tired of Musk worship.

  • @tanushreebiswas9432

    @tanushreebiswas9432

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, me too, people worship him way too much.

  • @tohhhype2043

    @tohhhype2043

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kevinmuchiri5162 corny as line ☠️ no one knows what tesla would be like if the two guys were still working together

  • @Hugo-py2ce

    @Hugo-py2ce

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you believe that bull, you don't know the entire story. Tesla began the success after these 2 left. They were not the ones to make this company to who it is now.

  • @nazimrizvic7857
    @nazimrizvic78576 жыл бұрын

    Really glad to have this channel back! Keep up the awesome videos!

  • @yasiranzar4343
    @yasiranzar43436 жыл бұрын

    On the debut in 2006, Eberhard took all the credit for new design and ignored Musk’s contribution in design change as well as increased battery efficiency which Musk single handedly resolved. Which, saved the company, not to mention his significant fund injection of $7.5 millions. The NYT article pissed Musk off. And, that was the end of Eber-dumbass-hard

  • @browsebrowserton8409
    @browsebrowserton84096 жыл бұрын

    Above all, I'm glad this channel is making videos again. I personally preferred the first voice over, but I'll get over it. One thing that I didn't like was the new thumbnail, I LOVED the way the thumbnails looked before it was unique and I thought the color scheme really suited the channel. Anyway looking forward to more, good luck on 2nd attempt.

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden9176 жыл бұрын

    A pleasure to listing to your story telling, like listening to a children's story being told.

  • @Steppenkater
    @Steppenkater6 жыл бұрын

    I'm missing the point where Tesla almost went bankrupt in 2008 and where Elon Musk not only rescued the company with his last remaining money but also by changing a lot of things that were going wrong in the development, production and the business of this company. Yes the two founder of Tesla had a great idea but Elon Musk together with JB Straubel made it into a working company.

  • @Haos666

    @Haos666

    6 жыл бұрын

    The very reason why Eberhart was booted off was about Tesla burning through cash at alarming rate, while he failed at ramping up the production of the Roadster.

  • @Steppenkater

    @Steppenkater

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly what I wanted to point out. Thank you for confirming.

  • @nickl5658

    @nickl5658

    5 жыл бұрын

    At the moment I would not call Tesla a working company. Until now Tesla has not turned a profit. I t has made a lost for nearly 10 years, surviving only on the huge amount of investor money that Musk is able to attack.

  • @TroySavary

    @TroySavary

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Haos666 Sounds a lot like Tesla today. Still burning through cash at an alarming rate. Still having trouble ramping up production.

  • @xWinstonski

    @xWinstonski

    4 жыл бұрын

    Troy Savary lol u think narrow minded. Look at what people were saying about amazon, and what amazon is know. Same will happen to tesla. The future is electric.

  • @StefanConstantinDumitrache
    @StefanConstantinDumitrache6 жыл бұрын

    You need to make an episode on how Musk ousted Eberhard (again) from SpaceX, after Eberhard invented the reusable rocket.

  • @wheatonrecurrence9525
    @wheatonrecurrence95256 жыл бұрын

    Bring back old voice

  • @wheatonrecurrence9525

    @wheatonrecurrence9525

    6 жыл бұрын

    Love the animation tho

  • @wheatonrecurrence9525

    @wheatonrecurrence9525

    6 жыл бұрын

    And love everything else too

  • @wheatonrecurrence9525

    @wheatonrecurrence9525

    6 жыл бұрын

    Actually the voice isn't that bad

  • @wheatonrecurrence9525

    @wheatonrecurrence9525

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just miss the old voice

  • @robertshuxley

    @robertshuxley

    6 жыл бұрын

    this is like me having an inner monologue

  • @YASPENA
    @YASPENA6 жыл бұрын

    I like that you're back and the better video editing, but I like the old voice better !

  • @Laurabeck329
    @Laurabeck3296 жыл бұрын

    You're back!

  • @jaimejohnson5485
    @jaimejohnson54856 жыл бұрын

    Amazing job as always. Glad you are back.

  • @EduardoEscarez
    @EduardoEscarez6 жыл бұрын

    Yesterday was thinking about when you guys will have another video. Happy to see this!

  • @JLneonhug
    @JLneonhug6 жыл бұрын

    Hello, Glad you are back, I do really enjoy your videos. Please keep up the great work. I would however need to comment on this video... Having ideas is just that, an idea. A dreamer, a thinker. Making it into everyone's mindsets and getting it to the hands of people takes a lot more than just ideas and designs. The great people you see in the history books are not the ones who thought of the idea first, its the ones who actually walked that path and succeeded (or not succeeded). Im sorry to say but there are many great people out there with brilliant ideas, unfortunately it takes significantly more than an idea to have something successful. In fact, you can argue, do you need a good idea to make something successful..? In any case, I personally think that having the vision of success with the patience/grit to find the good idea deserves more credit than just the ideas themselves.

  • @CouchTfilms
    @CouchTfilms6 жыл бұрын

    Good to be back! (In my Iron Man 2 voice)

  • @rafbambam
    @rafbambam6 жыл бұрын

    I'm one of those guys that knew Elon wasn't the founder; but I didn't know the (whole) story. Thanks for inlightning me. Great video.

  • @dallaspickle

    @dallaspickle

    Жыл бұрын

    This is fiction

  • @mikalrain
    @mikalrain6 жыл бұрын

    Fabulously informative and a nice nod to the real entrepreneurs and founders. Thank you, Business Casual.

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fabulously false. Elon and JB were co founders from day one. In fact it was Elon’s casting vote that elected Eberhart as CEO

  • @Sirlegna
    @Sirlegna6 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I am really excited about this new reboot!

  • @mogolliz2800
    @mogolliz28006 жыл бұрын

    Oh man I missed you guys so much, your videos are great, and the subject is always so well researched and easy to digest. Keep it up

  • @niagaradrones
    @niagaradrones6 жыл бұрын

    This fellow is an amazing narrater. David attenborough sounding. Well done Sir

  • @Crevulus
    @Crevulus6 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like my granddad's telling me war stories. Delivery is too slow and soft. I like your videos because you pack in huge amounts of info into 10 minutes. And I quite liked the old voice. The fact that it wasn't a pro made it feel more authentic.

  • @lexusfan100
    @lexusfan1006 жыл бұрын

    wow i had no idea about this background..thank you..learnt something new

  • @noneofyourbusiness1065
    @noneofyourbusiness10656 жыл бұрын

    Untold or just nobody cared enough about a company without a face.

  • @LichenMason313

    @LichenMason313

    6 жыл бұрын

    Noneof YourBusiness not only this is untold, but this entire history was written in Elon’s best selling biography. Given the book sold very well I assumed many should know it...apparently not.

  • @babygoatjuice9508

    @babygoatjuice9508

    6 жыл бұрын

    Noneof YourBusiness better than your ugly face

  • @hexoson

    @hexoson

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@babygoatjuice9508 That's Noneof YourBusiness. *raises eyebrows*

  • @juggle
    @juggle6 жыл бұрын

    It's true of course that Musk was not the original founder of Tesla, but to discount his role in the company is not correct either. Tesla today is a completely different company than it was when it was first founded. It's a true car manufacturer right now, rather than a few guys tinkering with electric components back in the day. Tesla would have never made it without Musk, would certainly never have gotten to the point of manufacturing their own cars without him. That's a fact.

  • @elmotociclista9296

    @elmotociclista9296

    6 жыл бұрын

    juggle yeah we will never know for sure but what's more feasible: a car company without the funding or a car company without the car? The funding could have came from someone else or later but I highly doubt musk would be seen as tony Stark without electric car revolution on his back, lets remember that he's a programmer and there's no way he could right from scratch create an electric car

  • @vaisakhkswami857

    @vaisakhkswami857

    6 жыл бұрын

    Felipe Montoya well he made a rocket company from scratch soo...

  • @AlessandroSchiassi

    @AlessandroSchiassi

    6 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. If he was able to found SpaceX before funding Tesla, he would have been able to start an EV company from scratch. These two guys are lucky that Elon gave them money and, eventually, brought Tesla where it's now. They probably would have been a complete failure without him.

  • @morosis82

    @morosis82

    6 жыл бұрын

    Felipe, actually he has a degree in applied physics, programming was his side hobby.

  • @yansakuya1

    @yansakuya1

    6 жыл бұрын

    FingerDawg However if you don't keep it alive, someone else will take it or let it die.

  • @mattpadze5876
    @mattpadze58766 жыл бұрын

    been waiting! glad to see your back! keep up the good work

  • @VR_JPN
    @VR_JPN6 жыл бұрын

    What a great narration voice. Takes me back to Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy! Same chap?

  • @webosm6494
    @webosm64946 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was common knowledge. :) If elon started the company all by himself it would be called CarX. :)

  • @bazzag7614
    @bazzag76145 жыл бұрын

    I think there is some rewriting of history on both sides of the story but, there's no doubt that without Elon Musk, Tesla, would not exist today. Elon came on the scene when Tesla had run out of funds, the roadster was nowhere near ready for market & Eberhard & co had visions for nothing more than expensive sports cars.

  • @byDahlia
    @byDahlia6 жыл бұрын

    This new style is amazing. Awesome narration.

  • @subratadey
    @subratadey5 жыл бұрын

    This was truely well narated. Thank you for the good work.

  • @Eugenpopa
    @Eugenpopa6 жыл бұрын

    Great video!! Congratulations!!!

  • @jamiehineshq3336
    @jamiehineshq33366 жыл бұрын

    Well, thank goodness Martin's wife dumped him or he wouldn't have gone into mid-life crisis mode for a sports car and create Tesla.

  • @phuuc8075

    @phuuc8075

    3 жыл бұрын

    So his wife was the one behind it all...

  • @dawnkrausern
    @dawnkrausern6 жыл бұрын

    Love the new narrator! Gives the channel a whole new feel!

  • @themanhimself2348
    @themanhimself23486 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the information and welcome back

  • @emilianocaballeroh
    @emilianocaballeroh6 жыл бұрын

    I wonder why they where fired, it reminds me of Ray Kroc firing the Mcdonnald brothers for not helping as much to grow the company they started, and well, we only give credit to Kroc, because it doesnt matter who starts a company, only who made it grow. Just like the original Nikola Tesla being over shadowed by Edison, history will only remember Elon Musk

  • @tanushreebiswas9432

    @tanushreebiswas9432

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely true, and I never thought about it that way.

  • @rowland5951
    @rowland59516 жыл бұрын

    Come on do Siemens now!!!!!!

  • @QLTD

    @QLTD

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm with you

  • @nader50752

    @nader50752

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's going to pretty fucking long.

  • @theSato

    @theSato

    6 жыл бұрын

    heh, semens

  • @XmarkedSpot

    @XmarkedSpot

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Jim, it's not even the worst thing they ever did: inventing the Siemens Air Hook™ was. Few people know, but the number of industrial apprentices scarred for life by its deviousness is still on the rise.

  • @elanass2242
    @elanass22424 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for clarifying...

  • @Jefflurr_
    @Jefflurr_6 жыл бұрын

    Wow I did not know this. Amazing video and I'm loving the new narrator :)

  • @auua93
    @auua936 жыл бұрын

    That was really interesting! Thank you :)

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    But sadly totally innacurate

  • @erikengheim1106
    @erikengheim11066 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, although I knew about the story, but I had kind of forgotten how late Elon actually took over. In my mind he was the one releasing the roadster. I wish I knew better what the fall out was about. It is really hard to judge whether Elon Musk was a bad guy in this case or not. E.g. were they obviously running the company the wrong way and Elon understood better how to do it, or was this just some kind of ego trip for Elon Musk? If Elon Musk had only created Tesla it would be a lot easier to dismiss him as taking all the credit. But given his success with SpaceX, it is clear that the man has talent and must have made a significant impact on Tesla. But I agree that it is unfortunate that the original founders don't get more credit. After all they made the crucial idea of making not any kind of electric car but a sports car, and focusing on lithium ion batteries.

  • @ericjdahl

    @ericjdahl

    Жыл бұрын

    Elon *was* instrumental in releasing the Roadster. Elon got involved in 2004 and the Roadster released 2008. Before Elon got involved, Martin Eberhard and Marc Tappening had only a plan to commercialize the T-Zero from AC propulsion. The shell company wasn't even named Tesla before Elon. Is the founder the person with the original idea, or the person that executes on the idea? I'd argue that you absolutely need both, and both should be considered founders. Tesla never would have released the Roadster and be the company it is today without Musk's execution and funds, same way McDonalds would never have seen its worldwide success without Ray Kroc. Of course, the original idea makers are absolutely due their credit too, like Martin Eberhard and the McDonalds brothers.

  • @asherburns2953
    @asherburns29536 жыл бұрын

    Hope you guys keep it up! Thanks!

  • @joshpage4547
    @joshpage45476 жыл бұрын

    This channel earned another sub because of the luvley voices in your voices!! :D

  • @williamcrawford9591
    @williamcrawford95916 жыл бұрын

    Great story, I learned something huge today. Thank you for your time great sir!

  • @LittleLionRawr
    @LittleLionRawr6 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! Regardless of my admiration and respect for Elon Musk and his achievements, I’ve known this story from since I first heard of Tesla. (Even had some people not believing me when I told it) It’s great someone made a video like this to bring the true origin history of Tesla to light. Eberhard and Tarpenning should get the credit they deserve for creating the vision and foundation this groundbreaking company.

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sadly this vid promotes self promoting lies put about by Eberhart. Elon and JB were co founders of Tesla from day one. It was Elon that approached AC propulsion about using their tech, Elon who approached Eberhart about forming Tesla, and Elon’s Castro g vote that appointed Eberhart as CEO

  • @mihailmilev9909

    @mihailmilev9909

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewpaulhart where did u get this from?

  • @sheldoncooper0

    @sheldoncooper0

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewpaulhart LOL dude... this is a matter of public record so here you go: the documents for incorporation are available as a matter of public record. Elon Musk's name was not on those documents. He never started the company.

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sheldoncooper0 Eberhart paid for a company to be incorporated called Tesla motors. Until Elon invested it had no tech, no assets, no investment, no employees. Call that “founding a company” if you like, but practically it means nothing.

  • @sheldoncooper0

    @sheldoncooper0

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewpaulhart Yes I'm aware of the fact that it had no assets. But it did have the initial idea and employees and investment (Elon was in fact one of the seed investors). Elon did lead the company in creating it's first car though, that is true. But nevertheless, he didn't found the company.

  • @yanipro3978
    @yanipro39786 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Good editing.

  • @herberthanselmann9006
    @herberthanselmann90065 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Good luck Martin at SF Motors.

  • @lucasimark7992
    @lucasimark79926 жыл бұрын

    Hyperloop is made by SpaceX not Boring Company

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hyperloop is being developed by 3 companies that have nothing to do with Elon musk other than being inspired by his paper on hyperloop concept .. the leading of which is virgin hyperloop one. SpaceX has nothing to do with hyperloop

  • @rudolfsen56
    @rudolfsen566 жыл бұрын

    finally a new vid

  • @matthewkohen2288
    @matthewkohen22886 жыл бұрын

    The boring company is not building the hyperloop. Thank you for giving credit to ac propulsion, true pioneers of the electric car.

  • @dopplerfox
    @dopplerfox5 жыл бұрын

    The original Roadster is still my favourite Tesla! It’s so light and simple!

  • @cloinkusdoinkus733
    @cloinkusdoinkus7336 жыл бұрын

    Woo. new vid.

  • @gudmundurrafngeirdalbragas1513
    @gudmundurrafngeirdalbragas15135 жыл бұрын

    I had always though Elon Musk was the founder of Tesla. Thank you indeed for telling me otherwice.

  • @Vespula
    @Vespula6 жыл бұрын

    This guys voice is insane. Really loved the video

  • @LitMayne
    @LitMayne6 жыл бұрын

    Very good video. Didn't know this before! Good voice but sometimes i feel the voice gets too much pitchy. Especially in the beginning.

  • @michaelschipper3312
    @michaelschipper33126 жыл бұрын

    THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

  • @flybeep1661
    @flybeep16616 жыл бұрын

    That voice, the intonation, the slight sarcasm reminds me a lot of the narrator voice of the movie Hitchhickers Guide To The Galaxy. Compare: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmRmw5SBg6WbaLA.html

  • @ichbinein123

    @ichbinein123

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hey, that's Stephen Fry narrating. I think he did the audiobooks as well.

  • @jeremygodoy

    @jeremygodoy

    6 жыл бұрын

    i think so

  • @MeetBushe
    @MeetBushe6 жыл бұрын

    Epic voice over guys!!! Bravo!! Bravo!!

  • @shyamtaneja4046
    @shyamtaneja40465 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for this video.. I didn't knew this truth about Tesla👍😀

  • @DevMoSofi
    @DevMoSofi6 жыл бұрын

    Where is the old narrator? I really liked his accent :(

  • @Drjonyants
    @Drjonyants6 жыл бұрын

    Please bring back the old voice, thank you. -Sincerely, everyone.

  • @atxworld1429
    @atxworld14296 жыл бұрын

    I had read it before, but was great to see a video about how Tesla was born.

  • @roman_fla
    @roman_fla6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Love it.

  • @swedneck
    @swedneck6 жыл бұрын

    Is this the stanley parable?

  • @MegaGamerscast
    @MegaGamerscast6 жыл бұрын

    get the old guy back his voice was more casual.

  • @archmagestudios3034
    @archmagestudios30345 жыл бұрын

    Your voice and narration is impeccable

  • @maresgoez
    @maresgoez6 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video. I really enjoyed it.

  • @ChavezDIY
    @ChavezDIY6 жыл бұрын

    Elon was not the originator of the company but had he not intervened it would have gone bankrupt. Elon has degrees in physics, economics, and does engineering for his companies, so if Tesla did not exist I am sure he would have eventually still somehow played part in making electric vehicles, thus he would still be sending an electric vehicle into space. I thank Martin for starting the amazing company, and I thank Elon for making the company what it is today.

  • @TheRoflcopterGod

    @TheRoflcopterGod

    6 жыл бұрын

    He doesn't have a degree in engineering.

  • @ChavezDIY

    @ChavezDIY

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that correction. You are right, he does not have a degree in engineering, only in physics and economics. I made the change to my original comment. He does engineering for Tesla and Space X and calls himself an engineer by practice (practical engineer).

  • @787brx8

    @787brx8

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thank the freelance designer, as he was A force of reckoning for GM. Tesla is payback for GM crushing the EV1.

  • @gabbar51ngh

    @gabbar51ngh

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ChavezDIY lol no he hires engineers to do the job for him. He just looks over it. His physics background allows him to understand it. And I don't believe he has grasp of economics, guy is famous for running companies into bankruptcy. He was the largest shareholder of PayPal and they thought it's better if elon is out for the future of the company. The elon cult is weird. They will eat up anything he comes up with it looks like.

  • @ColonelCthulu1
    @ColonelCthulu16 жыл бұрын

    Where is Felix?

  • @milagrinafernandes4654
    @milagrinafernandes46546 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video, such videos are history!

  • @ruvilakazi4237
    @ruvilakazi42376 жыл бұрын

    I was just here for the narration. Bravo!

  • @RobRob66
    @RobRob666 жыл бұрын

    I just realized that's Martin in the space suit. Elon drugged him and put him in the rocket.

  • @ronalddragonofamerica

    @ronalddragonofamerica

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha maybe he did.

  • @moviesjean23

    @moviesjean23

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @JL-ol8zg
    @JL-ol8zg6 жыл бұрын

    I miss the old voice... German accents > English!

  • @BusinessCasual

    @BusinessCasual

    6 жыл бұрын

    One thing I'll miss from narrating is watching people guess where my accent is from :P

  • @JL-ol8zg

    @JL-ol8zg

    6 жыл бұрын

    Well it will always be German in my heart. I'll miss your calming tone.

  • @philda1698

    @philda1698

    6 жыл бұрын

    You have to start doing it again! Your voice is awesome

  • @infiltr80r

    @infiltr80r

    6 жыл бұрын

    I thought he was Romanian or maybe Bulgarian, definitely not German.

  • @philda1698

    @philda1698

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think either scandinavian or eastern europe

  • @hasanrahman5128
    @hasanrahman51286 жыл бұрын

    i knew elon wasnt the one who founded tesla but never knew the actual founders great video keep it up

  • @notorioustofu3482
    @notorioustofu34826 жыл бұрын

    So informative and I’m happy to see the narrator of Little Big Planet is still finding work

  • @petrolkopnitro2722
    @petrolkopnitro27226 жыл бұрын

    Sounds more if AC propulsion was the real inventors here. Martin just organised a new Lotus body for it...

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually although AC propulsion provided the original inspiration for Tesla, they ended up using practically none of their technology in the roadster.

  • @emilcoelho1536
    @emilcoelho15366 жыл бұрын

    Where were u?

  • @QLTD

    @QLTD

    6 жыл бұрын

    sitting behind the mic

  • @abc123fhdi
    @abc123fhdi6 жыл бұрын

    One error I noticed right away. Hyperloop and Boring Company are not the same entity. Boring company is building subterranean tunnels to transport Tesla’s downtown while hyperloop is an above ground vacuum tube between cities transporting people at high speed in specialized pods.

  • @roblemaer4834
    @roblemaer48344 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot for this tutorial.

  • @OoDeemaoO
    @OoDeemaoO6 жыл бұрын

    I loved your videos and listening to your voice but this narrator is too slow for my liking and I just can't listen to him for longer than 3 minutes

  • @startupdna8582
    @startupdna85826 жыл бұрын

    1.5x speed.

  • @BeelzebubBeelzebub
    @BeelzebubBeelzebub4 жыл бұрын

    Great pointers!

  • @Puffinstuff
    @Puffinstuff6 жыл бұрын

    My gosh, your voice is amazing.

  • @Lacksi12
    @Lacksi126 жыл бұрын

    The entire video is very good, except that the speaker comes over as VERY patronizing (one example being how he said "Lithium Ion Battery" at 3:06)

  • @fuckedupemokidable

    @fuckedupemokidable

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lacksi as an actual English person, that accent is entirely fake.

  • @caringforpork

    @caringforpork

    6 жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @bernardthedisappointedowl6938

    @bernardthedisappointedowl6938

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is a comic parody of an English accent, ^oo^

  • @Smellindamix
    @Smellindamix6 жыл бұрын

    If you feel strongly about this video, then I urge you to do your own research and find out for yourself. This video isn't 100% accurate. What people fail to realize it that just because you start a company. Does not mean that you can run it when it becomes a global billion dollar corporation. Elon deserves every bit of credit he gets. I also have huge respect for the original founders of Tesla. But just because they are not as well known as Elon. It does not mean he shouldn't be given credit for what he deserves

  • @TheRoflcopterGod

    @TheRoflcopterGod

    6 жыл бұрын

    This video isn't about discrediting Elon, it is about bringing to light to a lesser known fact.

  • @sensei-lr4cj

    @sensei-lr4cj

    5 жыл бұрын

    Elon had money. The founders didn't.

  • @andrewpaulhart

    @andrewpaulhart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sigh. This video perpetuates Eberhardt self promoting lies. Elon was a co founder. His casting vote actually appointed Eberhart as CEO

  • @tanushreebiswas9432

    @tanushreebiswas9432

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewpaulhart This is wrong, where did you get that from! Elon had nothing to do with the founding.

  • @tanushreebiswas9432

    @tanushreebiswas9432

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your points are baseless and you are the real person in need of doing research.

  • @jonathandabreo4718
    @jonathandabreo47186 жыл бұрын

    Great ur back really missed ur content