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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Taneja Vaibhav
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tesla, Inc. [TSLA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TESLA, INC., 1 TESLA ROAD 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/08/2024
(Street)
AUSTIN, TX 78725 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/08/2024 M(1) 8,000 A $18.22 113,032.25 D
Common Stock 11/08/2024 S(1) 6,200(2) D $300.00 106,832.25 D
Common Stock 11/08/2024 S(1) 1,800(2) D $301.642(3) 105,032.25 D
Common Stock 11/11/2024 M(1) 4,000 A $18.22 109,032.25 D
Common Stock 11/11/2024 S(1) 4,000(4) D $350.00 105,032.25 D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $18.22 11/08/2024 M(1) 8,000 (5) 04/19/2029 Common Stock 8,000 $ 0 772,920 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $18.22 11/11/2024 M(1) 4,000 (5) 04/19/2029 Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 768,920 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Taneja Vaibhav
C/O TESLA, INC.
1 TESLA ROAD
AUSTIN, TX 78725 		Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

By: Aaron Beckman, Power of Attorney For: Vaibhav Taneja 11/13/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 1, 2024.
(2) Out of the total of 8,000 shares sold on November 8, 2024, approximately 3,701 shares were sold to cover the exercise price of, and to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock options to purchase 8,000 shares as reported herein.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $301.530 to $301.780 , inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla, Inc., any security holder of Tesla, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(4) Out of the total of 4,000 shares sold on November 11, 2024, approximately 1,831 shares were sold to cover the exercise price of, and to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock options to purchase 4,000 shares as reported herein.
(5) 1/8th of the shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable on September 13, 2019, and an additional 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested each month thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this option became fully vested on March 13, 2023.
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