(full name)
He joined Tesla in July 2015 as a production control intern, but now heads up the entire Fremont & Reno factories
Hrushikesh Sagar
This compound could be written as OH− or as a codename for the October 2020 refresh of this existing Tesla model
Model 3 ("Hydroxide" aka heat pump)
Step aside Amazon, we go to "small parcels" for our tiny packages. But for an army of large packages & pallets, we go here
General Stores
Time to relax and recharge! With over 16,500 public EV charging locations, this state has ~25% of all locations within the US.
California (Tesla: 500+ SC, 700+ Dest.)
Defeating a team from their former home state, this franchise just won its 8th "global" championship (the 7th since their move 66 years ago)
Los Angeles Dodgers
He doesn't age in reverse order like a similarly named film character but he does lead all of SX3Y main production lines
Benjamin Bate (not Button)
Tesla's very first partnership to build the Roadster *flowered* in 2008, alongside this partner automotive company based in the UK
Lotus
This site is getting ready for the long haul because it is where the new Tesla Semi plant is being built
Giga Nevada (Sparks, NV)
When Tesla *branched out* to launch Model 3, it only took until 2020 to earn the title of world's best-selling plug-in electric car, surpassing this make and model
Nissan Leaf
Paired with a pink partner by moviegoers when it came out in 2023, this film won best picture at the 2024 Academy Awards
Oppenheimer (Barbie / Barbenheimer)
Tap into your *streams* of consciousness to name this person who leads the end.
Paul Brooks (End of Line)
Go big, but don't go home! This Tesla energy storage product is only for large-scale applications such as utility and commercial operations
Megapack
In 1984, the joint GM-Toyota company produced its first car (a yellow Chevy Nova) in our current factory. It's abbreviation "NUMMI" is short for this full name
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI)
When Nikola Tesla arrived in the US in 1884, his first job was with this famous American inventor, who several years later he became a *direct* rival as an *alternate* to Tesla
Thomas Edison (Direct Current vs Tesla's Alternating Current)
Sing your hearts out, America! Carrie Underwood will be a new Idol judge for the 2025 season, replacing this "California Gurl" who was a judge from 2018-2024
Katy Perry
Don’t be mean! Just tell us who leads the *manufacturing* engineering org
Kevin Kindness
Be ready to take over at any moment, but enjoy the ride. In Q3, we launched an updated Supervised FSD to the public with this new version number (to just 1 decimal)
12.5
If you're looking to reduce your home energy costs with a high tech roof, then roam the factory floor in this city
Buffalo, NY (solar roof production)
After the 1970s oil crisis, electric vehicles began to re-emerge. In 1996, GM launched their 1st Electric Vehicle with this not-so-creative acronym
EV1
Gobble up this piece of news: it's been 100 years since this department store first started giving an annual NYC parade
Macy's (Thanksgiving Day Parade)
If you were *casting* a movie, you might want this person in the Director's *seat* to get the best *stamp* of approval.
Leo Guerrero (Leader of Stamping, Castings, Seats, & Plastics)
The original Tesla Roadster was the first production all-electric car to travel more than this many miles on a single charge
200
Up until March 2021, Models S&X couldn't get themselves together when sailing across the Atlantic. For tariff reasons, they had to be re-assembled in this Tesla facility
Tilburg, Netherlands
The first crude electric vehicle was created in 1832 but progress was not speedy. The first *production* electric car is typically credited to one built by Thomas Parker in Wolverhampton, UK in this decade
1880s (1884)
FYI this international organization, formed during the start of the Cold War, celebrated its 75th BDAY on APR 4th, 2024
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)