On May 21, Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. changed its business scope to include power generation, transmission and supply businesses (excluding nuclear power plant operations and construction), Tianyancha data showed.

Tesla's main business includes not only electric vehicles, but also battery energy storage technology, solar panels and solar roof tile manufacturing.

Tesla China's March job postings show two new hires in Tesla's energy division related to the "commercial/residential user side" - project development engineering manager and business development manager - both based at Tesla's Shanghai Lingang super plant.

Previously, Tesla CEO Musk tweeted in February that the company was stepping up the installation of solar roofs in the San Francisco Bay Area and that the business would soon enter the Chinese and European markets.