Apr 3, 2018 - Energy & Environment

Elon Musk is back to sleeping at the factory

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Musk speaks at a Tesla factory in Nevada. Photo: Troy Harvey / Bloomberg via Getty Images

"Elon Musk, in a testy Twitter exchange, said he is 'back to sleeping at the factory' while trying to fix production delays with the Model 3 electric car," Bloomberg's Tom Randall reports.

Why it matters: "It’s a move reminiscent of Tesla’s last vehicle launch — the Model X — when Musk famously kept a sleeping bag near the production line so he could immediately address any hiccups. ... The posts ... came as investors await Tesla’s first-quarter production numbers, which are expected to fall short of the company’s forecasts."

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