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The Visionary Roots and the Inception of Tesla
Elon Musk’s journey with Tesla began well before the company’s rise to prominence. In his recount, Musk mentioned meeting JB Straubel (referred to as JB) in 2003, shortly after Musk had exited PayPal and was starting his ventures in space with SpaceX. Musk saw immediate potential in integrating lithium-ion batteries into electric vehicles (EVs), a radical idea at the time.