Merger

Like any startup company, Tesla Motors has had crises where the electric-car maker came very close to financial collapse. One was in 2008, when its Roadster model was late in delivery and its two-speed transmission proved unable to handle the car's power. But a second crisis developed in late 2012 and early 2013, when sales of its Model S electric luxury sedan were much slower than expected. DON'T MISS: First 2012 Tesla Model S Delivered To Earliest Depositor Steve Jurvetson: Video (Jun 2012) As related by Bloomberg in an excerpt from an upcoming book, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest...