Tesla Motors, the sleek, electric sport car manufacturer based in California is up more than 500% this year. The company was founded by Elon Musk (the new Steve Jobs in my opinion) who also founded Pay Pal and Space X (a space transport company). To top off this storey Mr Musk is a South African, he matriculated from Boys High before moving to the US of A. The name Tesla is from Nikola Tesla, one of the fathers of AC (Alternating Current) electrical supply.