Six Things Tesla Sells Other Than Cars

Tesla is the leading car manufacturing firm which mainly focuses on automobiles which run on electricity powered by batteries.  The company name Tesla, is a tribute to Nikola Tesla who was an inventor and an electrical engineer, born in the Nineteenth Century.  Tesla, the company, is known for making cars which run on artificial intelligence and can navigate by itself and that is what sets it apart from other leading automobile brands.  Tesla cars are known for high customer satisfaction and also for cutting edge technology and design.  But it may come as a surprise to know that cars are not the only thing Tesla sells.  We have compiled a list of items Tesla sells or sold and some of them may come as a surprise.

1) Tesla Toy Model S

Tesla manufactures toy models of its famous Model S, for children to drive around and are made by Radioflyer.  The toy car is fully electric and even comes with a MP3 player.  The toy car comes in two modes one of which has a top speed of 6 mph or it can be a parent limited speed of 3 mph, which can be done with the flip of a switch.  The toy model retails at $ 600 a piece.

2) Tesla surfboards

Tesla sold surfboards which were limited to only 200 and made by a man named Matt “Mayhem” Biolos and produced by Lost Surfboards.  The surfboards sport the red and black finish of Tesla cars and were also reinforced with carbon fiber.  The surfboards were sold out quickly but ended up on ebay for more than twice the price they were purchased.  

3) Desktop Superchargers

Tesla is the leading designer of high speed superchargers and has nearly 13000 supercharging stations spread across the United States of America for charging Tesla cars.  Tesla made exact replica scale models which can be put on desks and can be used to charge cell phones.

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4) Power Banks

Powered by the same battery technology which made Tesla cars famous, the power banks can be used to carry wherever you go for your charging needs and cost $ 45 a piece.

5) Branded Apparel

Tesla also sells branded apparel for both men and women and they include jackets, sweatshirts, hats, beanies, sweaters, pullovers and shirts.  T shirts cost $ 35, long sleeve shirts are $ 40, hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters, and pullovers range from $ 50-$ 95, and jackets go for between $ 120-$ 180.

6) Tesla Tequila

Tesla Tequila is the latest product to be listed on the Tesla website and retailed for $ 250 apiece.  The product which is sold in a sleek lightning shaped bottle has an interesting backstory.  Elon Musk tweeted the idea of “Teslaquila” on April Fool’s Day in 2018, which many of his followers considered a joke.  The name ran into trouble with Mexican Tequila producers because ‘Tequila’ is a protected word according to Mexico’s Tequila Regulatory Council.  

Bonus product:

Tesla Short Shorts

Tesla launched a limited edition shorts called as Tesla Short Shorts in June 2020 which retailed at $ 69.420.  The price has 420 which is a reference to marijuana and also referred to $ 420 a share price which Elon Musk suggested in 2018 to make Tesla a private equity firm once again.  The shorts were also a jab at the investors and short sellers.

Elon Musk is always known to come up with ideas like these on the spot when he feels the Tesla car sales are running low and there is a need for shoring up revenues.  It will be interesting to see what kind of products which Elon Musk will come up with in the future and they are guaranteed to grab eyeballs in true Elon Musk fashion.