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Tesla, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 10/29/19, at 7:23am ET   ·   For:  9/30/19   ·   Accession #:  1564590-19-38256   ·   File #:  1-34756

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/29/19  Tesla, Inc.                       10-Q        9/30/19  119:21M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    135K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML    131K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     87K 
 5: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML     40K 
 6: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML     82K 
 7: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML    105K 
 8: EX-10.7     Material Contract                                   HTML     43K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
10: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
11: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
23: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     88K 
92: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML    150K 
103: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML     54K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
63: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)   HTML    131K 
24: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     57K 
                (Loss) (Unaudited)                                               
94: R6          Consolidated Statements of Redeemable               HTML    135K 
                Noncontrolling Interest and Stockholders' Equity                 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
106: R7          Consolidated Statements of Redeemable               HTML     38K  
                Noncontrolling Interest and Stockholders' Equity                 
                (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                                      
61: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)   HTML    153K 
27: R9          Overview                                            HTML     38K 
80: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    444K 
95: R11         Business Combination                                HTML     99K 
56: R12         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    205K 
21: R13         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML    197K 
81: R14         Inventory                                           HTML     61K 
96: R15         Solar Energy Systems, Net                           HTML     71K 
57: R16         Property, Plant, and Equipment                      HTML     78K 
22: R17         Other Long-Term Liabilities                         HTML     70K 
79: R18         Customer Deposits                                   HTML     38K 
97: R19         Long-Term Debt Obligations                          HTML    510K 
50: R20         Leases                                              HTML    252K 
41: R21         Equity Incentive Plans                              HTML    117K 
77: R22         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     69K 
118: R23         Variable Interest Entity Arrangements               HTML    124K  
51: R24         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     47K 
42: R25         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML    148K 
                Areas                                                            
78: R26         Restructuring and Other                             HTML     39K 
119: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    471K  
                (Policies)                                                       
52: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    399K 
                (Tables)                                                         
40: R29         Business Combination (Tables)                       HTML     96K 
19: R30         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    206K 
55: R31         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    195K 
100: R32         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     61K  
84: R33         Solar Energy Systems, Net (Tables)                  HTML     73K 
17: R34         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)             HTML     73K 
54: R35         Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)                HTML     68K 
98: R36         Long-Term Debt Obligations (Tables)                 HTML    498K 
83: R37         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    260K 
20: R38         Equity Incentive Plans (Tables)                     HTML     87K 
53: R39         Variable Interest Entity Arrangements (Tables)      HTML    125K 
38: R40         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     45K 
49: R41         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML    152K 
                Areas (Tables)                                                   
112: R42         Overview - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     38K  
69: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    170K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
37: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     66K 
                Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major                   
                Source (Detail)                                                  
48: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     73K 
                Schedule of Cumulative Effect of Changes Made to                 
                Consolidated Balance Sheet for Adoption of New                   
                Lease Standard (Detail)                                          
111: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     72K  
                Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Net                 
                Income (Loss) Per Sale of Common Stock                           
                Attributable to Common Stockholders (Detail)                     
68: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     43K 
                Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Shares that were                
                Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Loss per                
                Share of Common Stock (Detail)                                   
39: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     49K 
                Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents and                        
                Restricted Cash (Detail)                                         
47: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     47K 
                Schedule of Accrued Warranty Activity (Detail)                   
65: R50         Business Combination - Additional Information       HTML     75K 
                (Detail)                                                         
31: R51         Business Combination - Schedule of Fair Values of   HTML     86K 
                the Assets Acquired and the Liabilities Assumed                  
                (Detail)                                                         
85: R52         Business Combination - Schedule of Fair Values of   HTML     51K 
                the Identified Intangible Assets and their Useful                
                Lives (Detail)                                                   
101: R53         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     45K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
66: R54         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of         HTML     75K 
                Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail)                              
32: R55         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Total Future       HTML     51K 
                Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets                       
                (Detail)                                                         
86: R56         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     53K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                 
                Recurring Basis (Detail)                                         
102: R57         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     52K  
                Interest Rate Swaps Outstanding (Detail)                         
67: R58         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional    HTML     42K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
30: R59         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     59K 
                Estimated Fair Values and Carrying Values (Detail)               
73: R60         Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Detail)          HTML     49K 
114: R61         Inventory - Additional Information (Detail)         HTML     39K  
44: R62         Solar Energy Systems, Net - Components of Solar     HTML     50K 
                Energy Systems, Net (Detail)                                     
34: R63         Solar Energy Systems, Net - Components of Solar     HTML     39K 
                Energy Systems, Net (Parenthetical) (Detail)                     
74: R64         Property Plant and Equipment - Schedule of          HTML     58K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Detail)                      
115: R65         Property Plant and Equipment - Additional           HTML     58K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
45: R66         Other Long-Term Liabilities - Schedule of Other     HTML     51K 
                Long-term Liabilities (Detail)                                   
35: R67         Other Long-Term Liabilities - Additional            HTML     36K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
71: R68         Customer Deposits - Additional Information          HTML     36K 
                (Detail)                                                         
117: R69         Long-Term Debt Obligations - Summary of Debt        HTML    172K  
                (Detail)                                                         
109: R70         Long-Term Debt Obligations - 2019 Notes -           HTML     39K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
89: R71         Long-Term Debt Obligations - 2024 Notes, Bond       HTML     92K 
                Hedges and Warrant Transactions - Additional                     
                Information (Detail)                                             
28: R72         Long-Term Debt Obligations - Credit Agreement -     HTML     43K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
60: R73         Long-Term Debt Obligations - Warehouse Agreement -  HTML     39K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
108: R74         Long-Term Debt Obligations - China Loan Agreements  HTML     57K  
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
88: R75         Long-Term Debt Obligations - Solar Revolving        HTML     52K 
                Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail)                
26: R76         Long-Term Debt Obligations - Term Loan Due in 2019  HTML     39K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
59: R77         Long-Term Debt Obligations - Schedule of Interest   HTML     46K 
                Expense (Detail)                                                 
104: R78         Leases - Additional Information (Detail)            HTML     49K  
91: R79         Leases - Schedule of Operating and Financing        HTML     66K 
                Leases Presented in Balance Sheets (Detail)                      
110: R80         Leases - Schedule of Components of Lease Expense    HTML     48K  
                (Detail)                                                         
90: R81         Leases - Schedule of Other Information Related to   HTML     44K 
                Leases (Detail)                                                  
29: R82         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     48K 
                related to Leases (Detail)                                       
62: R83         Leases - Schedule of Maturities of Operating and    HTML     82K 
                Finance Lease Liabilities (Detail)                               
107: R84         Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments  HTML     85K  
                Under Non-Cancellable Leases ASC 840 (Detail)                    
87: R85         Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Receivables  HTML     50K 
                from Customers (Detail)                                          
25: R86         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments to be        HTML     50K 
                Received from Customers under Non-cancellable                    
                Operating Leases ASC 840 (Detail)                                
58: R87         Equity Incentive Plans - Additional Information     HTML    145K 
                (Detail)                                                         
105: R88         Equity Incentive Plans - Summary of Operational     HTML     65K  
                Milestone Based on Revenue or Adjusted EBITDA                    
                (Detail)                                                         
93: R89         Equity Incentive Plans - Summary of Stock-Based     HTML     49K 
                Compensation Expense (Detail)                                    
72: R90         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     60K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
113: R91         Variable Interest Entity Arrangements - Carrying    HTML    105K  
                Values of Assets and Liabilities of Subsidiary in                
                Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail)                             
43: R92         Related Party Transactions - Summary of Related     HTML     36K 
                Party Transactions (Detail)                                      
33: R93         Related Party Transactions - Additional             HTML     48K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
75: R94         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML     38K 
                Areas - Additional Information (Detail)                          
116: R95         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML     47K  
                Areas - Schedule of Total Revenues and Gross                     
                Margin by Reportable Segment (Detail)                            
46: R96         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML     50K 
                Areas - Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area                  
                (Detail)                                                         
36: R97         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML     41K 
                Areas - Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by                         
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70: R98         Restructuring and Other - Additional Information    HTML     60K 
                (Detail)                                                         
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