CheckbookVendor

What has the City paid Tesla Inc.?

$169K in City payments across 21 checks, from November 21, 2019 to March 11, 2025. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: TESLA INC.

Recorded under 2 spellings

The Controller records vendor names as free text, so this firm appears under 2 different spellings. They are added together here, and listed in full so the arithmetic is checkable:

  • TESLA INC.
  • TESLA INC
$169KTotal paid
21Payments
$8,037Average payment
FY2023-24Peak full year · $59K

By fiscal year

FY2019-20
$53K
FY2023-24
$59K
FY2024-25
$57K

Who pays them

General Services$112K
Non-departmental$57K

What for

Transportation Equipment$112K

15 payments

Public Works, Sanitation Liability Payouts$29K

2 payments

Miscellaneous Liability Payouts$27K

4 payments

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
November 14, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesWHEEL (SPARE WHEEL)$712
November 14, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesTIRE (SPARE WHEEL)$383
November 14, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesTPMS (SPARE WHEEL)$104
November 14, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesGEMINI CAP (SPARE WHEEL)$38
November 13, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesVEHICLE, TESLA MODEL Y LONG RANGE$56,568
November 13, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesDESTINATION FEE$1,390
November 13, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesORDER FEE$250
November 13, 2023Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesFEES,RECYCLING,TIRE,IMPOSED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATI$7
February 4, 2020Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesJ1772 ADAPTORS (SET OF 4)$416
February 4, 2020Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesSPARE TIRE$290
February 4, 2020Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesSPARE WHEEL$241
February 4, 2020Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesGLASS ROOF SHADE$82
February 4, 2020Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesKEY CARDS (X4)$55
November 21, 2019Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesSEDAN, MID SIZE$50,261
November 21, 2019Transportation EquipmentGeneral ServicesDOC AND DESTINATION FEE$1,314

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.