Those that are interested in Elon Musk might find this discussion interesting. We had an extended conversion about the history of Tesla. All of this came after co-founder Martin Eberhard left the company in fall 2007. These conversations occurred in the wake of a disagreement over the delivery of Martin's Roadster and were followed by a defamation suit by Eberhard against Musk. The suit was ultimately settled and Musk was named as a co-founder.

Part 2 is here http://green.autoblog.com/2008/06/24/autobloggreen-qanda-tesla-motors-chairman-elon-musk-part-2-tran/
Part 3 is here http://green.autoblog.com/2008/06/25/autobloggreen-qanda-tesla-motors-chairman-elon-musk-pt-3-lesso/
and the epilogue is here http://green.autoblog.com/2008/06/26/autobloggreen-qanda-tesla-motors-chairman-elon-musk-epilogue/