Tesla is classified as a car company. They also produce renewable energy products in the form of battery packs. I would consider this an offshoot of the main business, kinda like a lumber mill might also produce bark chips or mulch for landscaping.
To get pedantic, if a classification existed of energy storage companies, that's sort of where Tesla is right? They don't have products that produce energy via solar/wind/nuclear, they have products that consume energy and store it for later use. Is Duracell a renewable energy company? (sarcasm)
All car companies have software engineers. Practically any company past a certain size hires software engineers. That isn't really a criteria being a "tech" company is it? By that definition Caterpillar (makes giant diggers and construction equip) is a tech company. CAT has over 200 software jobs open now.
I'm not denouncing Tesla or what they are doing. I'm just pointing out that I don't classify them as Tech and those that are in the business of classifying companies don't either.
To get pedantic, if a classification existed of energy storage companies, that's sort of where Tesla is right? They don't have products that produce energy via solar/wind/nuclear, they have products that consume energy and store it for later use. Is Duracell a renewable energy company? (sarcasm)
All car companies have software engineers. Practically any company past a certain size hires software engineers. That isn't really a criteria being a "tech" company is it? By that definition Caterpillar (makes giant diggers and construction equip) is a tech company. CAT has over 200 software jobs open now.
I'm not denouncing Tesla or what they are doing. I'm just pointing out that I don't classify them as Tech and those that are in the business of classifying companies don't either.