Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
45
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla)
EU Transparency Register
547225616323-13 First registered on 04 Mar 2015
Goals / Remit
Tesla was founded in 2003 in California, with as original mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport, later widened to sustainable energy. Tesla designs, manufactures and markets all-electric vehicles together with solutions for renewable energy production and storage. We want to be a catalyst for larger and broader investments in clean energy options.
Since 2008 all Tesla vehicles are 100% electric, with a battery autonomy sufficient to completely replace conventional vehicles. Each generation of Tesla vehicles is one step further towards democratising electric cars as a genuine alternative to combustion vehicles – for short as well as long distance travelling. Starting with a few hundred copies of a first higher end vehicle (Roadster), we are now marketing a second generation of premium family vehicles (Model S and Model X) and moving towards the launch of our third, more affordable, mass-market generation of vehicle by the end of 2017 (Model 3). Early 2017, the global Tesla fleet had covered 6.5 billion fully-electric kilometres.
Tesla is investing heavily in recharging infrastructure to create a no-compromise EV experience. Tesla’s pan-European highway-charging network (“Supercharger Network”) enables EV customers to travel across Europe using only renewably sourced energy. At the end of 2017, we operated almost 800 supercharger locations worldwide of which almost 300 in Europe. Through our “Destination Charging” program, started in 2016, we are also supporting the larger tourism industry (hotels, restaurants, touristic resorts, etc.) in providing charging solutions for all EV users.
To support the development of renewably produced electricity, Tesla launched small and large scale stationary battery storage solutions in 2015. For individual owners, Tesla’s “Powerwall” solution enables self-consumption of locally produced electricity or deferred electricity consumption to off-peak hours, as well as ensures continuation of supply in the event of a power failure. For industrial customers, Tesla’s “Powerpack” solution enables larger storage projects and grid services applications.
Finally, we presented in 2016 our own solar roof solutions to enable individual electricity consumers to locally produce their own renewable electricity. Tesla’s solution is different from traditional solar panels: our solar tiles hide a photovoltaic cell within a true imitation of traditional roof tiles. Already this year in the USA, our customers will be able to fully replace their existing roof with 100% solar tiles – but still resembling any other regular roof. Through the production of electricity, Tesla’s solar roof tiles will actually be cheaper than conventional roofs.
With these three essential components – solar power generation, electricity storage and electric mobility – Tesla seeks to genuinely accelerate the global transition towards a sustainable energy regime. Ultimately, consumers will be able to find in all Tesla stores a fully-fledged solution to dramatically reduce their carbon footprint.
Tesla’s productions capacities are currently located in Fremont, California, Reno, Nevada and Buffalo, New York. The company is expanding its manufacturing footprint into other areas, including in Tilburg, the Netherlands, where it has an assembly facility.
Tesla is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, and currently employs around 30,000 people worldwide. Tesla´s European Headquarter is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with around 3,000 employees across Europe. In 2016 global revenue amounted $7bn, EUR6.6bn at April 2017 exchange rate.Main EU files targeted
Tesla follows EU policy initiatives in the following areas: climate and energy policy, transport, automotive policies, industrial policy, waste and cyclical economy, data and digital society.
Address
Head Office
3500 Deer Creek Road
Palo Alto CA 94304
UNITED STATES -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Aug 2017
Name Start date End Date Cecile MUSIALSKI 30 Nov 2023 28 Nov 2024 Marjolaine BLONDEAU 30 Nov 2023 27 Nov 2024 Jos Dings 29 Nov 2023 27 Nov 2024 Marc van Impe 29 Nov 2023 27 Nov 2024 Ms Cecile MUSIALSKI 30 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Marjolaine BLONDEAU 30 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Jos Dings 29 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Marc van Impe 29 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Ivan KOMUSANAC 21 Feb 2023 21 Feb 2024 Ms Marjolaine BLONDEAU 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Mr Jos Dings 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Mr Marc van Impe 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Ms Marjolaine BLONDEAU 30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2022 Mr Jos Dings 30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2022 Mr Marc van Impe 30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2022 Mr Patrik GAYER 29 Jun 2021 29 Jun 2022 Mr Andrew LAM 13 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Marc van Impe 12 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Jos Dings 12 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Mark Reijerkerk 12 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Ms Marjolaine BLONDEAU 12 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Odd Even BUSTNES 20 Mar 2019 05 Sep 2019 Mr Marc van Impe 20 Mar 2019 12 Feb 2020 Mr Jos Dings 20 Mar 2019 12 Feb 2020 Mr Mark Reijerkerk 20 Mar 2019 12 Feb 2020 Marcus MUELLER 26 Jul 2018 01 Aug 2019 Mr Marc van Impe 20 Mar 2018 20 Mar 2019 Mr Jos Dings 10 Mar 2018 09 Mar 2019 Mr Odd Even BUSTNES 31 Aug 2017 24 Aug 2018 Marcus MUELLER 20 Jul 2017 11 Jul 2018 Mr Mark Reijerkerk 09 Jun 2017 03 Jun 2018 Mr Josselin Mulsant 22 Mar 2017 21 Mar 2018 Mr Marc van Impe 22 Mar 2017 20 Mar 2018 Ms Alicia Carrasco 22 Mar 2017 10 Jun 2017 Mr Jos Dings 22 Mar 2017 10 Mar 2018 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Jos Dings (Senior Manager Government Affairs, EU and Netherlands)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Diarmuid O'Connell (Vice President Business Development)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
www.solarpowereurope.org
www.smartenergydemand.eu
www.rechargebatteries.org
www.platformelectromobility.euMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Sustainable Transport Forum (DG MOVE)
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
45 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 28 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject EU anti-subsidy investigation into battery energy vehicles from China, general overview of trade related policies, Tesla activities and plans. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Sofja Ribkina (Cabinet member)
- Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject exchange of views DG Climate Action Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General)
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Date 10 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Inflation reduction act; Important Projects of Common European Interest Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Stina Soewarta (Cabinet member)
- Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject sustainability policy in traffic and energy Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Energy shortage Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject presentation of the company; IRA and sustainable energy; IPCEI. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Stina Soewarta (Cabinet member)
- Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
- Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Implications of the IRA and possible European responses Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Nov 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Preparation of the critical raw materials act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Oct 2022 Location video-call Subject EU policy framework for energy storage Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Battery Storage Policies Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Sep 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Data Act, in-vehicle data proposal, batteries Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
- Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 May 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on strategic foresight Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 May 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on strategic foresight Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 May 2022 Location Austin - USA Subject Tour of Tesla Gigafactory in Austin. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet member)
- Lucia Caudet (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Valere Moutarlier (Cabinet member)
- Terence Zakka (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Apr 2022 Location Brussels Subject RePowerEU en andere zaken van gezamenlijk belang zoals Europees industrie- en klimaatbeleid, Fit455 en de upcoming CO2 standards voor trucks Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2021 Location Virtual Subject Public consultation on CEEAG / Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Mette Dyrskjot (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2021 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss the state of play of the Eurovignette Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2021 Location video call Subject CO2 standards cars Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Nov 2020 Location video call Subject Sustainable batteries Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Apr 2020 Location Brussels (video call) Subject Economic situation in the automotive sector Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Green Deal and car industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Tesla EU Factories Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Tesla EU Factories Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject Presentation in brief recent and expected developments relevant for the decarbonisation of the road transport sector DG Climate Action Attending - Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General)
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Date 07 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject sustainable transport/enrgy, automated driving, batteries Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Nov 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject trends and potential of e-mobility and the key role of batteries and storage technologies DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 15 Dec 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Trucks Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject mobility policy, trucks Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Future of automotive industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject 2nd Mobility Package DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 13 Jul 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Electrification of transport California experience Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Electromobility in the U.S. and the E.U. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jul 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Alternative Fuels Hydrogen Structure, Post-2020, cars/vans Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Mobility package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 03 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject e-mobility Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
- Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Road tollling Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Electromobility platform Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject energy efficiency, winter package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2016 Location Fremont California Subject innovation, start-ups, driverless cars Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Tomasz Husak (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
- Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Jun 2016 Location San Francisco, USA Subject Decarbonisation of transport Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 24 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Clean cars Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 24 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Commissioner Bulc meeting Tesla Representatives Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject decarbonisation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European energy policies DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 02 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Decarbonisation of transport Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
- Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
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