Elon
Musk sleeps at
Tesla's factory 'quite frequently' to hit
lofty production targets
Elon Musk will **t rest until Tesla hits its goals. Literally.
Tesla's CEO revealed on Wednesday night that he has been sleeping in a conference room by the manufacturing area to ensure that the company hits its
lofty production targets.
"I'm personally spending an e**rmous amount of time on the
production line,"
Musk said on a conference call with analysts after Tesla released its first quarter earnings results.*
"My desk is at the end of the
production line. I have a sleeping bag in a conference room adjacent to the
production line, which I use quite frequently."
On the earnings call, Tesla affirmed its plans to vastly accelerate its
production abilities and turn out
500,000 cars a year by 2018.
Musk is essentially holding up his sleeping bag to all the doubters.
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