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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 3500 Deer Creek Road Palo Alto , California ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common stock to Commission File Number : 001-34756 Tesla , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( 650 ) 681-5000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) TSLA Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 91-2197729 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 94304 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Select Market Yes 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( “ Exchange Act " ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No □ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No □ DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ☐ The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , as of June 30 , 2020 , the last day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was $ 160.57 billion ( based on the closing price for shares of the registrant's Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 30 , 2020 ) . Shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer , director , and holder of 5 % or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . As of February 1 , 2021 , there were 959,853,504 shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding . Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K to the extent stated herein . Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .