Tesla Motors: the rise of the EV upstarts and what’s next - pictures

Tesla Motors has made great advances under the charismatic leadership of Elon Musk

The much-hyped Tesla Roadster showed electric cars could be fun

The Model S premium saloon has caught the imagination of affluent early adopters

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Tesla factory in California has capacity for 500,000 vehicles a year, and there's now a Dutch assembly plant too (pictured).</span></p>

There are more than 30 Supercharger points in the UK, and 600 globally.

Does Tesla's Autopilot system herald a future of fully-autonomous cars?

Tesla's Gigafactory will soon be turning out more lithium ion batteries in a year than were produced globally in 2013.

The Tesla Model X is an eye-catching proposition - especially when the doors open.

Tesla Energy promotes and distributes the Powerwall as an energy management system for domestic users.