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REVENUE : US $ 81BN EMPLOYEES : 140,400 CEO : ELON MUSK FOUNDED : 2003

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “ Master Plan ”, with which he aims to build a sustainable energy civilization – where the electric vehicle company will lead the world in an effort to eradicate fossil fuels and convert the world to survival on sustainable energy . Master Plan 3 includes adding renewable power to the existing grid and using hightemperature heat delivery and hydrogen for industrial applications . The world will be run on electric vehicles , including planes and boats . Tesla projects it will take US $ 10trn in investments to bring about this sustainable future powered by renewable energy .

But that civilization starts at home . Every Tesla Gigafactory is designed to be able to manufacture electric vehicles sustainably , with a firm limit on waste , water usage and energy consumption . For example , the Texas Gigafactory was designed with highly efficient , low emissivity windows which reduce building heating and cooling demand .