A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TESLA

Wed, 7 Feb '24
Serbian American inventor
Tue, 6 Feb '24
Automaker with a Cybertruck
Wed, 27 Sep '23
Alternating current pioneer
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Big name in electric cars
Sun, 18 Jun '23
See 55-Across
Tue, 16 May '23
Maker of Models S, X and Y
Tue, 11 Apr '23
Scientist on one side of the "War of the Currents"
Sat, 17 Sep '22
Inventor played by David Bowie in "The Prestige"
Thu, 4 Aug '22
Model Y maker
Sat, 23 Jul '22
A.C. : ___ :: D.C. : Edison
Sat, 16 Jul '22
Onetime Edison protégé
Fri, 8 Jul '22
"My Inventions" autobiographer
Fri, 25 Mar '22
Car with open-source patents
Mon, 14 Mar '22
Car company with a "T" logo
Wed, 12 Jan '22
Cybertruck maker
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Vehicle company with a market value over $1 trillion
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Car company that shares its name with an inventor
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Cybertruck maker
Wed, 9 Jun '21
Maker of the Model S and Model 3
Fri, 26 Feb '21
Producer of 15-Acrosses
Wed, 13 Jan '21
Car company founded in 2003