Tesla, Inc. (/ ˈ t ɛ s l ə / TESS-lə or / ˈ t ɛ z l ə / TEZ-lə [a]) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas , it designs, manufactures and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale , solar panels and solar shingles ...