Aaron Cole, managing editor at Motor Authority, discusses Tesla's announcement that Elon Musk's performance-based pay plan as CEO will not allow him to receive a paycheck until he delivers on company growth goals. The ambitious company targets will try to have Tesla nearly double in size over the next 12 years. If Musk delivers on all goals, his stock options alone will rise to $184 million dollars.

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Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a year ago. The gain follows two quarters of steep declines as people turned off by CEO Elon Musk’s foray into right-wing politics avoided buying his company’s cars and even protested at some dealerships. Sales rose to 497,099 vehicles, compared with 462,890 in the same period last year.
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