Martin Eberhard chatted about electric cars and Elon Musk in an interview with Insider. James Leynse/Getty Images; Tesla; Maja Hitij/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/Insider
While Elon Musk is sometimes referred to as the founder of Tesla, his part in the carmaker’s history is more complicated.
Martin Eberhard cofounded Tesla in 2003 with his longtime friend Marc Tarpenning. Musk led the company’s $7.5 million Series A funding round and became chairman of the board in 2004.
But Eberhard and Musk butted heads, and Musk ousted Eberhard from his CEO role in 2007. Musk said that Eberhard was holding up production of Tesla’s first car, the Roadster, and that Eberhard was responsible for other operational issues.
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