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| | <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent" order="9" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/> |
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| | <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain" xlink:to="tsla_SolarRevolvingCreditFacilityAndOtherLoansMember" order="13" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tsla-20210630.xsd#tsla_OtherCountriesMember" xlink:label="tsla_OtherCountriesMember"/> |
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| | <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain" xlink:to="tsla_OtherCountriesMember" order="2" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="tsla-20210630.xsd#tsla_InternationalMember" xlink:label="tsla_InternationalMember"/> |
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