Musk sleeps close to electric dream

Billionaire owner of electric Tesla keeping close eye on new affordable Model 3 saloon

Elon Musk: beseeched the best manufacturing people in the world to join his company Picture: Getty

Elon Musk, determined to turn his electric car company into a great maker of things, said that he keeps a sleeping bag in a conference room adjacent to Tesla Motors production line in California.

He beseeched the best manufacturing people in the world to join the company, which is preparing to launch a Model 3 saloon that is designed for ease of manufacturing with fewer “bells and whistles” than the Model X sport ...