Tesla celebrates its 10th year as a public company today. Here are the most important moments in its history.

Cadie Thompson,Kristen LeeJun 30, 2020, 03:46 IST

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On June 29, 2020, Tesla celebrates its 10th year anniversary of going public.
In 2010, Tesla offered 13.3 million shares at $17 per share.
The company has permanently changed how the public perceives electric cars.

Tesla celebrates its 10th anniversary of going public on June 29.

It's been a long 10 years, full of ups and downs. But it's fair to say that in 2020, Tesla has succeeded in putting electric cars on the radar for many buyers who once would have never considered them.

Tesla's journey has not always been easy. While the company has celebrated plenty of achievements, it has also experienced its fair share of setbacks.

Here's a breakdown of the company's most defining moments since its founding.

July 2003: Tesla Motors was founded by a group of Silicon Valley engineers.

In this June 9, 2006, Martin Eberhard, co-founder of former CEO of Tesla Motors, poses next to an electric motor at Tesla headquarters in San Carlos, Calif. Paul Sakuma/ AP Photo

August 2, 2006: Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Master Plan.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils his plans to colonize Mars during the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara Thomson Reuters

November 28, 2007: Ze'ev Drori named CEO.

Robert Galbraith/Reuters

February 1, 2008: Tesla hands over keys of first production Roadster.

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March 17, 2008: The company begins regular production of Roadster.

Tesla Roadster Scott Olson/Getty Images

October 15, 2008: Tesla delays the Model S and Musk steps in to become the CEO of the company.

REUTERS/Noah Berger

November 3, 2008: Tesla secures a $40 million financing commitment helping it avoid bankruptcy.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, listens as Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada speaks during a press conference at the Nevada State Capitol, September 4, 2014 in Carson City, Nevada. Max Whittaker/Getty Images

March 26, 2009: Tesla unveils Model S prototype.

Elon Musk and Franz von Holzhausen at the Tesla Model S media launch in Hawthorne Fred Prouser/Reuters

May 19, 2009: Daimler takes a 10% stake in Tesla for $50 million.

Elon Musk and Daimler Board Member Thomas Weber talk about the deal on Fox Business news. YouTube/Every Elon Musk Video

June 29, 2010: Tesla went public for $17 per share.

CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk waves after ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ market in celebration of his company's initial public offering in New York June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

October 2, 2011: Elon Musk reveals Model S beta.

REUTERS/Stephen Lam

February 9, 2012: The Model X prototype is revealed.

Alex Davies / Business Insider

June 22, 2012: Tesla begins delivery of Model S.

Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk celebrates at his company's factory in Fremont, California, June 22, 2012, as the car company began delivering its Model S electric sedan. ASSOCIATED PRESS

June 12, 2014: Tesla open-sources its patents.

Benjamin Zhang/Business Insider

September 4, 2014: Nevada is selected as the site of the company's Gigafactory.

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October 9, 2014: Elon Musk unveils Tesla's semi-autonomous self-driving system called Autopilot.

Benjamin Zhang/Business Insider

April 30, 2015: Tesla reveals Powerwall, a giant rechargeable battery for your home, and its Powerpack, a battery for commercial use.

Tesla's newest product "Powerwall" is unveiled on stage in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2015. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to steer his electric car company's battery technology into homes and businesses as part of an elaborate plan to reshape the power grid with millions of small power plants made of solar panels on roofs and batteries in garages. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

September 29, 2015: Model X deliveries begin.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the new Tesla Model X Crossover SUV on September 29, 2015 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

October 14, 2015: Tesla begins rolling out Autopilot.

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March 31, 2016: Musk reveals the prototype of Tesla's first mass-market car, the Model 3.

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May 7, 2016: The first fatal Autopilot accident occurs.

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June 21, 2016: Tesla announces plans to purchase Solar City for $2.6 billion.

July 20, 2016: Elon Musk reveals Tesla Masterplan Part Deux.

Reuters

Nov. 8, 2016: Tesla buys a German engineering company to help it push further into automation.

YouTube/iPhone-Fan

November 21, 2016: Tesla officially gets into the solar business.

Elon Musk, Chairman of SolarCity and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at SolarCityÕs Inside Energy Summit in Midtown, New York Thomson Reuters

January 19, 2017: The federal government finds no defect with Tesla Autopilot.

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February 1, 2017: Tesla officially changes its name.

July 29, 2017: Musk says Model 3 production will be "at least six months of production hell"

Tesla Model 3. Tesla

October 6, 2017: Reports arise claiming that parts of the Tesla Model 3 are being built by hand

A software update to Tesla's has given them the ability to autonomously find their owners in parking lots. REUTERS/Mike Blake

November 16, 2017: Tesla unveils the Tesla Semi truck concept

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November 16, 2017: Tesla also unveils the Tesla Roadster concept

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February 6, 2018: SpaceX launches the Falcon Heavy Rocket into space, along with Musk's Tesla Roadster

A shot of "Starman" piloting the Roadster from an animation released by SpaceX. SpaceX/YouTube

March 23, 2018: A Tesla Model X with Autopilot engaged crashes into a highway barrier, killing the driver

KTVU via Associated Press

August 7, 2018: Musk tweets that he is "considering taking Tesla private at $420" a share

AP Photo

September 27, 2018: The SEC sues Musk on the charges that he'd made "false and misleading statements" about taking Tesla private

Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

January 6, 2019: Tesla's Shanghai factory breaks ground

A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai Reuters

March 14, 2019: Tesla Model Y is announced

Tesla Inc's Model Y electric sports utility vehicle is pictured in this undated handout photo released on March 14, 2019. Tesla Motors/Handout via Reuters

November 21, 2019: Tesla Cybertruck is unveiled

FILE PHOTO: News: Tesla Cybertruck Reuters

March 6, 2020: Musk calls panic over the COVID-19 pandemic "dumb"

Elon Musk. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

May 11, 2020: Despite local rules, Tesla starts production at Fremont factory again

A view of the Tesla's production facility in Fremont, California. Benjamin Zhang/Business Insider

May 18, 2020: The Fremont factory resumes "full production"

Benjamin Zhang/Business Insider

June 16, 2020: The Tesla Model S becomes the first EV to get a 400-mile range rated by the EPA

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Tesla celebrates its 10th year as a public company today. Here are the most important moments in its history.

July 2003: Tesla Motors was founded by a group of Silicon Valley engineers.

August 2, 2006: Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Master Plan.

November 28, 2007: Ze'ev Drori named CEO.

February 1, 2008: Tesla hands over keys of first production Roadster.

March 17, 2008: The company begins regular production of Roadster.

October 15, 2008: Tesla delays the Model S and Musk steps in to become the CEO of the company.

November 3, 2008: Tesla secures a $40 million financing commitment helping it avoid bankruptcy.

March 26, 2009: Tesla unveils Model S prototype.

May 19, 2009: Daimler takes a 10% stake in Tesla for $50 million.

June 29, 2010: Tesla went public for $17 per share.

October 2, 2011: Elon Musk reveals Model S beta.

February 9, 2012: The Model X prototype is revealed.

June 22, 2012: Tesla begins delivery of Model S.

June 12, 2014: Tesla open-sources its patents.

September 4, 2014: Nevada is selected as the site of the company's Gigafactory.

October 9, 2014: Elon Musk unveils Tesla's semi-autonomous self-driving system called Autopilot.

April 30, 2015: Tesla reveals Powerwall, a giant rechargeable battery for your home, and its Powerpack, a battery for commercial use.

September 29, 2015: Model X deliveries begin.

October 14, 2015: Tesla begins rolling out Autopilot.

March 31, 2016: Musk reveals the prototype of Tesla's first mass-market car, the Model 3.

May 7, 2016: The first fatal Autopilot accident occurs.

June 21, 2016: Tesla announces plans to purchase Solar City for $2.6 billion.

July 20, 2016: Elon Musk reveals Tesla Masterplan Part Deux.

Nov. 8, 2016: Tesla buys a German engineering company to help it push further into automation.

November 21, 2016: Tesla officially gets into the solar business.

January 19, 2017: The federal government finds no defect with Tesla Autopilot.

February 1, 2017: Tesla officially changes its name.

July 29, 2017: Musk says Model 3 production will be "at least six months of production hell"

October 6, 2017: Reports arise claiming that parts of the Tesla Model 3 are being built by hand

November 16, 2017: Tesla unveils the Tesla Semi truck concept

November 16, 2017: Tesla also unveils the Tesla Roadster concept

February 6, 2018: SpaceX launches the Falcon Heavy Rocket into space, along with Musk's Tesla Roadster

March 23, 2018: A Tesla Model X with Autopilot engaged crashes into a highway barrier, killing the driver

August 7, 2018: Musk tweets that he is "considering taking Tesla private at $420" a share

September 27, 2018: The SEC sues Musk on the charges that he'd made "false and misleading statements" about taking Tesla private

January 6, 2019: Tesla's Shanghai factory breaks ground

March 14, 2019: Tesla Model Y is announced

November 21, 2019: Tesla Cybertruck is unveiled

March 6, 2020: Musk calls panic over the COVID-19 pandemic "dumb"

May 11, 2020: Despite local rules, Tesla starts production at Fremont factory again

May 18, 2020: The Fremont factory resumes "full production"

June 16, 2020: The Tesla Model S becomes the first EV to get a 400-mile range rated by the EPA