On 13 May 2014 , the Oatmeal authored a comic entitled “ What it 's like to own a Tesla Model S - A cartoonist 's review of his magical space car - The Oatmeal ” followed by a follow-up comic entitled `` Part organization.organization_board_membership : Man Vs. Motor '' in which he talked about Nikola Tesla , and Elon Musk , the founder and CEO of Tesla Motors .

On May 13 , 2014 , The Oatmeal published a comic called `` What It 's Like to Own a Model S , Part organization.organization_board_membership , '' in which he requested a further donation of $ 8 million from Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk in order to propel the museum toward completion .