George Clooney will always remember that name when driving his electric car? What is the relationship between him and Nikola Tesla?

two forementioned name has different profession. Both are outstanding on theirself profession. However, they are connected to electric car named Tesla. This meaningful name is given to memorize the extraordinary roles for electric automotive development. This name is Nikola Tesla. Why did George Cloney as outstanding artist truest to drive Tesla. Let's check out!

Nikola Tesla
circa 1890.
Born	10 July 1856 Smiljan, Austrian Empire
Died	7 January 1943 (aged 86) New York City, New York, USA
Residence	Austria-Hungarya France United States of America
Citizenship	Austro-Hungariana (1856-1891) American (1891-1943)
Nationality	Yugoslav American
Fields	Mechanical and electrical engineering
Institutions	Edison Machine Works Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
Known for	[show]
Influences	Ernst Mach
Influenced	Gano Dunn
Notable awards	Edison Medal (1916) Elliott Cresson Medal (1893) John Scott Medal (1934)
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Notes a Austrian Empire (1804–1867) reorganized and renamed into Austria-Hungary (1867-1918) in 1867.

Nikola Tesla (Serbian: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was an inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. He was an important contributor to the birth of commercial electricity, and is best known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of electromagnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current (AC) electric power systems, including the polyphase system of electrical distribution and the AC motor. This work helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution.

Born an ethnic Serb in the village of Smiljan (now part of Gospić), of the Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia). Tesla was a subject of the Austrian Empire by birth and later became an American citizen.[1] Because of his 1894 demonstration of wireless communication through radio and as the eventual victor in the "War of Currents", he was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers who worked in America. He pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance. In the United States during this time, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture.[3] Tesla demonstrated wireless energy transfer to power electronic devices as early as 1893, and aspired to intercontinental wireless transmission of industrial power in his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project.

Because of his eccentric personality and his seemingly unbelievable and sometimes bizarre claims about possible scientific and technological developments, Tesla was ultimately ostracized and regarded as a mad scientist by many late in his life. Tesla never put much focus on his finances and died with little funds at the age of 86, alone in the two room hotel suite in which he lived, in New York City.

The International System of Units unit measuring magnetic field B (also referred to as the magnetic flux density and magnetic induction), the tesla, was named in his honor (at the Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, Paris, 1960).

In addition to his work on electromagnetism and electromechanical engineering, Tesla contributed in varying degrees to the establishment of robotics, remote control, radar, and computer science, and to the expansion of ballistics, nuclear physics, and theoretical physics.

George Clooney And Tesla Roadster

In 2006, George Clooney put down a $100,000 deposit (along with 99 others) to own one of the "Signature One Hundred" series of the Tesla luxury electric high-performance roadster. Each customer was standing in line for a car that, at the time, the company said would run 250 miles on one charge and knock off zero to 60 in four seconds. (Oh, and they promised to throw in a commemorative, personalized plaque in the cockpit.) In June 2008, Clooney was still waiting, but consoling himself driving a one-seat electric Tango, which, coincidentally, also makes zero to 60 in four seconds.

Of his commitment to eco-driving, the Huffington-Post quoted Clooney as saying, "We are going to have to find a way to get away from oil. It has to start with someone, somewhere, changing policy. I try and be photographed in the Tango and hope someone thinks it's a good idea." But, he admitted to longing for the Tesla. After a delay of the original August 2008 delivery date, George Clooney finally got his keys in December. (He's in good company. Leonardo DiCaprio and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger were in the first 100 as well.)

The final price was $109,000 for which the celebrities have a vehicle with a range of 244 miles per charge and a refill cost of $2.50 to $5.50 depending on prevailing electrical rates. Tesla now says it's making 15 cars a week and hopes to double that by spring, however because of the low number of models available it will be next to impossible to find chep automotive insurance. They've also announced a four-door luxury sedan for 2011. Given the company's troubles, however, Clooney's roadster may be more collectible than the commemorative plaque on the dash might suggest.

In December, Tesla applied for a $400 million low-interest loan from the government under a $25 billion program targeted at the development of fuel-efficient technologies. On the day of application, they had delivered 80 of the original 100, all to people who qualify as millionaires at minimum. By February 2009, however, Tesla was admitting that they didn't have the cash on hand to build a proposed new headquarters and factory in San Jose.

Without question, George Clooney and his wealthy pals look much better behind the wheel of the sexy, ultra-modern, electric Tesla roaster. And really, it is everything sports car aficionados love and want. However, in terms of actually promoting an electrical vehicle more fit for the masses, Clooney may have been doing more good behind the wheel of his tiny Tango.