LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - FOR SECTION 16(a) REPORTING
The undersigned, as a member of the Board of Directors of
Tesla, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
the following Company employees: Dane Butswinkas, Jonathan
Chang, Yun Huh, Aaron Beckman and each of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent
(with full power of substitution and resubstitution, each
with the power to act alone for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name, place and stead) to complete, execute
and submit to the SEC such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms
as such attorney shall in his descretion determine to be
required or advisable pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as ammended) and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor
laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's
ownership, acquisition or disposition of equity securities of
the Company, and to do all acts necessary in order to file such
forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
securities exchange or national association, the Company
and such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem
appropriate.
This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Redwood City, CA,
as of the date set forth below.

/s/Lawrence J. Ellison
January 7, 2019