Tesla Motors Files for an IPO

Tesla Motors Files for an IPO, By the Numbers - MarketBeat - WSJ

Tesla Motors, maker of the zero-emission Tesla Roadster, filed for a $100 million initial public offering on Friday evening. Coming on the heels of Ford’s rebound and Toyota’s mishaps, could now be the time?
Read the full filing here or browse our numbers:
937: Tesla Roadsters sold in 18 countries in 2009
181: Employees as of 12/31/09
38: Age of CEO Elon Musk
2,000: Customers who have put $5,000 for the forthcoming Model S four-door
$49,900: Expected price for the Model S, after $7,500 tax credit
$108,000,000: Revenue through 9/30/09.
$236,400,000: Accumulated deficit over 6 years.
$106,547,000: Cash and equivalents on 9/30/09.
$465,000,000:Loan facility from the United States Federal Financing Bank and the Department of Energy.
Named for oddball inventor/genius Nikola Tesla, Tesla motors is only company selling highway-capable electric vehicles to consumers in volume, according to a December story by The Journal’s Joe White. (By the way, he says driving the car “is like driving a plus-size go-kart.â€) But see for yourself, below.