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Martin Eberhard

Cofounder, Tesla

Search every verified Martin Eberhard interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Martin Eberhard, co-founder and former CEO of Tesla, has continued to speak publicly about the electric vehicle industry and his experiences. In a 2025 interview, he stated that he still owns shares in Tesla and expressed hope that the company would release a new car that "doesn't look like a Dumpster," a comment his co-founder Marc Tarpenning agreed was a "mistake." Eberhard has also discussed his lawsuit with Elon Musk, attributing part of the conflict to a deal he felt he had to rescind, and noted that after he was pushed out of the company, a "founder series" plaque sent to him did not include his or Tarpenning's signatures. He has expressed skepticism about full self-driving technology, stating that prototypes "sometimes kill people because it doesn't work correctly" and that this is "not okay" for him. In other appearances, Eberhard has discussed the importance of a curious mindset and challenging accepted wisdom for innovation. He has also spoken about a later startup focused on swappable battery technology, which was sold in 2017. Eberhard has stated that the electric car revolution "started with our Roadster" and that all car companies now make electric cars because of it. He has also commented on the broader impact of electric vehicles, describing climate change as "an existential problem" and stating that while replacing all cars with electric ones will not solve the problem, it is "a start."

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