Musk vision taxes tiny Tesla budget

The Model X, a seven-seat crossover, is to go on sale in fall of 2014.

July 29, 2013 05:00 AM

It's all about resources in Tesla Motors' product development department. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has big plans for rolling out more electric vehicle nameplates to supplement the Model S sedan, but the lean engineering and design staff may have trouble meeting his timetable.

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