See the second car Tesla made: an orange-striped Roadster with 'Mr. Tesla' plates that may be worth more than $200,000

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Martin Eberhard drives his Tesla Roadster every day.
Martin Eberhard said he drives his Tesla Roadster every day.

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Tesla's first CEO says Elon Musk never replied to a congratulatory note he sent — and hasn't spoken to him in 14 years

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Elon Musk stands in front of the undeveloped SpaceX site in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2014.
Tesla's early history is a point of contention between Elon Musk and Martin Eberhard.

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Tesla cofounder's advice to EV startups: Don't try to be Tesla

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Martin Eberhard says EV startups need to stop trying to be like Tesla and find their own market.
Martin Eberhard has some simple advice for EV companies: Don't try to beat Tesla by competing head-on with similar cars.

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Ex-Tesla CEO says the company's culture might be 'nicer' if he had stuck around: 'I'm not into random firings'

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Martin Eberhard said he's not into "random firings."

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Tesla cofounder calls Autopilot and FSD software 'crap' that could risk the carmaker's future

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Martin Eberhard said he's not a fan of Elon Musk's plans for self-driving software at Tesla.
Martin Eberhard said he's not a fan of Elon Musk's plans for self-driving software at Tesla.

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Tesla cofounder says he was 'basically unemployable' and out of money for 2 years after being ousted from the company

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Martin Eberhard cofounded Tesla in 2003 but left the company four years later.

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Elon Musk used to scream if he wasn't mentioned in an article about Tesla, the company's first CEO says

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Martin Eberhard said Elon Musk would "scream" at him if he wasn't mentioned in press coverage of Tesla.

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Ousted Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard sounds off on Elon Musk, how the company has changed, and the EV wars

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Martin Eberhard chatted about electric cars and Elon Musk in an interview with Insider.

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