Question: are elon musk and nikola tesla related?
Answer: Elon Musk was born in 1971, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. ... Musk purchased a large share of Tesla Motors in 2004, and became actively involved in 2008. Since he did not create Tesla Motors, or the name of the company, there is no direct relationship to be made there of Elon Musk to Nikola Tesla.