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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-171362
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190612
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190612
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190612

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Tesla, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001318605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711]
		IRS NUMBER:				912197729
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-187113
		FILM NUMBER:		19894137

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3500 DEER CREEK RD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-681-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3500 DEER CREEK RD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TESLA MOTORS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050222
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2019 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-167874</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-183033</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-187113</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-198002</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209696</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216376</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223169</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-167874</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-183033</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-187113</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-198002</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209696</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216376</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223169</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TESLA, INC.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">91-2197729</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification Number)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3500 Deer Creek Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Palo Alto, California 94304 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2010 EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plans) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Elon Musk
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tesla, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3500 Deer
Creek Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Palo Alto, California 94304 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(650) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">681-5000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Copy to: </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Larry W. Sonsini <BR>Mark B. Baudler <BR>Andrew D. Hoffman <BR>Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, P.C. <BR>650 Page Mill Road <BR>Palo Alto, CA 94304 <BR>(650)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">493-9300</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jonathan A. Chang</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">M. Yun Huh</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Tesla, Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3500 Deer Creek Road</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Palo Alto,
California 94304</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(650) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">681-5000</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accelerated filer &#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Smaller reporting company &#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tesla, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) has previously registered shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) to be issued under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;2010 Plan&#148;) and the 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the &#147;2010 ESPP&#148;). In connection with the 2010 Plan and 2010
ESPP, the Registrant has previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on June&nbsp;29, 2010 (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-167874),</FONT> a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on August&nbsp;2, 2012 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-183033),</FONT> a Registration
Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on March&nbsp;7, 2013 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-187113),</FONT> a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on August&nbsp;8,
2014 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-198002),</FONT> a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on February&nbsp;24, 2016 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209696),</FONT> a
Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on March&nbsp;1, 2017 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216376),</FONT> and a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> on
February&nbsp;23, 2018 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223169)</FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Registration Statements&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;11, 2019 (the &#147;Approval Date&#148;), the stockholders of the Registrant approved the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the
&#147;2019 Plan&#148;). Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Plan, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2019 Plan shall be the sum of (i) 12,500,000 newly available shares of Common Stock (the &#147;New
Shares&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;any shares subject to stock options or other awards granted under the 2010 Plan as of the Approval Date that, after the Approval Date, expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full and shares issued
pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 Plan as of the Approval Date that, after the Approval Date, are forfeited to or are repurchased by the Company (the &#147;Carryover Shares&#148;), with the maximum number of Carryover Shares to be added to
the 2019 Plan pursuant to the 2010 Plan equal to 14,986,159 shares. No further awards will be granted under the 2010 Plan on or after June&nbsp;11, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Also, on the Approval Date, the stockholders of the Registrant approved the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;2019 ESPP&#148;).
Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 ESPP, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2019 ESPP shall be the sum of 7,500,000 newly available shares of Common Stock (the &#147;New Shares&#148;). Other than shares of
Common Stock to be issued in the current and final offering period under the 2010 ESPP, which offering period is scheduled to end in August 2019, no further shares will be issued under the 2010 ESPP on or after June&nbsp;11, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registration Statements will cover the issuance of the Carryover Shares once they are available for issuance under the 2019 Plan. Any
balance shares remaining under the 2010 ESPP after the final offering are hereby deregistered. The Registration Statements otherwise continue in effect as to the balance of the shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance upon exercise of
outstanding awards and the following the exercise of awards previously granted under the 2010 Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, pursuant to the
undertaking in Item 512(a)(1)(iii) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> that the Registrant disclose a material change in the plan of distribution as it was originally disclosed in the Registration Statements and SEC Compliance
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and Disclosure Interpretation 126.43, the Registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements (the &#147;Post-Effective Amendment&#148;) to reflect that, as of the
Approval Date, the Carryover Shares may be issued under the 2019 Plan and to file as an exhibit hereto a copy of the 2019 Plan and a new opinion as to the validity of the shares of Common Stock that were previously issuable pursuant to the 2010
Plan. All other items of the Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference without change. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Contemporaneously with the
filing of this Post-Effective Amendment, the Registrant is filing a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to register the New Shares that have become available for offer or sale pursuant to the 2019 Plan and the
2019 ESPP. No additional securities are being registered by this Post-Effective Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allows the Registrant to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information the Registrant files
with the SEC, which means that the Registrant can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement, and later information
filed with (rather than furnished to) the SEC will update and supersede this information. The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the SEC: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459019003165/tsla-10k_20181231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;19, 2019; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All other reports filed by the Registrant with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since the end of the fiscal year covered by Registrant&#146;s Annual Report referred to in (1)&nbsp;above; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in its registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312510129881/d8a12b.htm">Form
<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;8-A</FONT></A> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;001-34756)</FONT> filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;27, 2010, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold, or that deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant is not incorporating
by reference any documents, portions of documents, exhibits or other information that is deemed to have been furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Filing Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017003118/tsla-ex41_1279.htm">Specimen common stock certificate of the Registrant. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-34756</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">March&nbsp;1, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459018002956/tsla-ex104_260.htm">Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-34756</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February&nbsp;23,&nbsp;2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017003118/tsla-ex106_1393.htm">Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-34756</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">March&nbsp;1, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017003118/tsla-ex107_1391.htm">Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-34756</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">March&nbsp;1, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017003118/tsla-ex108_1392.htm">Amended and Restated 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-34756</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">March&nbsp;1, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312519171236/d763161dex42.htm">2019 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">S-8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">333-232079</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June&nbsp;12,&nbsp;2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312519171236/d763161dex43.htm">Form of Stock Option Agreement under 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">S-8</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">333-232079</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June&nbsp;12,&nbsp;2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312519171236/d763161dex44.htm">Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">S-8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">333-232079</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June&nbsp;12,&nbsp;2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">4.9</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312519171236/d763161dex45.htm">2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">S-8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">333-232079</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June&nbsp;12,&nbsp;2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="d763423dex51.htm">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation. </A></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&#151;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&#151;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&#151;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">23.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="d763423dex231.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </A></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&#151;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">23.2*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="d763423dex51.htm">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto). </A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#poa">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto). </A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="poa"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Elon Musk,
Zachary J. Kirkhorn and Jonathan A. Chang, and each one of them individually, as his <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Elon Musk</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Professional Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">650 Page
Mill Road </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June 12,
2019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tesla, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3500 Deer Creek Road </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Palo Alto, California 94304 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statements on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT>
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have examined
the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about June 12, 2019 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which you are filing with respect to the Prior Plan Shares (as defined below) authorized for issuance under the 2010 Plan (as defined below). On June&nbsp;11, 2019 (the
&#147;Effective Date&#148;) the stockholders of Tesla, Inc. approved the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan of Tesla, Inc. (the &#147;2019 Plan&#148;) and the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Tesla, Inc. (the &#147;2019 ESPP&#148;). The total number of
shares of common stock of Tesla, Inc. authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan includes, in addition to 12,500,000 new shares (registered concurrently on a new registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8),</FONT> the
number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2010 Plan&#148;) as of the Effective Date that later terminate, expire, or are forfeited or repurchased as a result of a failure to vest (the &#147;Prior
Plan Shares&#148;). The total number of shares of common stock of Tesla, Inc. authorized for issuance under the 2019 ESPP is 7,500,000 shares. As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the proceedings
proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of the 2010 Plan Shares under the 2019 Plan and the sale and issuance of the shares under the 2019 ESPP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the 2019 Plan and pursuant to the standard agreements which
accompany any sale under the 2019 Plan, the Prior Plan Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT>
Registration Statements of Tesla, Inc. of our report dated February&nbsp;19, 2019 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Tesla Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">San Jose, California </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June&nbsp;11, 2019 </P>
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