Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Al Darmaki H.E. Ahmed Saif
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/28/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TESLA MOTORS INC [TSLA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7TH FLR., ADWEA BUILDING, 6TH STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ABU DHABI, C0 		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series F Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 21,891,419 $ (1) I See Footnote (2)
Right to Buy (Common Stock) (3) 08/31/2010 12/03/2016 Common Stock 33,333 $ 6.63 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Al Darmaki H.E. Ahmed Saif
7TH FLR., ADWEA BUILDING, 6TH STREET
ABU DHABI, C0 		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Ahmed Saif Al Darmaki 06/25/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 Issuer's Series F preferred stock will automatically convert into .333333 of a share of common stock upon the closing the Issuer's initial public offering, and has no expiration date.
(2) These shares are owned directly by Al Wahada Capital Investment LLC, a wholly owned affiliate of Abu Dhabi Water and Electric Authority. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficiary owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.
(3) 1/4th of the shares subject to the option will become vested and exercisable on August 31, 2010 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
 
Remarks:
The anticipated effective date of Issuer initial public offering is June 28, 2010.

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