TESLA ANNOUNCES $500 MILLION COMMON STOCK OFFERING PROCEEDS TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF BUSINESS, INCLUDING TESLA ENERGY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL 3 AND GIGAFACTORY PALO ALTO, Calif., August 13, 2015 — Tesla announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $500 million of additional shares of common stock in an underwritten registered public offering. In addition, Tesla intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day optio