Tesla — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

2. A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856–1943).

Noun

1. A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.

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   If they happen to have shares worth a couple of hundred million each, that’s a bonus, but other than their Teslas and Playstations,^([sic]) they can think of nothing they need to spend it on, although if the auto-pilot self-driving software isn’t released soon they’ll have to actually learn to drive rather than just leaving the cars plugged in all day.

   We live in Silicon Valley, home of the gazillionaires you read about with their Teslas and private jets.

   Add Teslas to the list of items that are costing more money during the pandemic.

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   I felt deja vu as I recalled a video in which a Tesla owner slammed on the brakes after his car appeared set on crashing headlong into a construction site.

   But we think the wealthy are living in Silicon Valley with their Teslas, at-home espresso machines, and live-in nannies.