Tesla (TSLA) supremo Elon Musk has once again been speaking about the future of the company, floating some particularly interesting product ideas in Hong Kong. Probably the most notable of these is the idea of a Tesla submarine; certainly this forthcoming Tesla idea has generated a significant amount of headlines.

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Musk talks Tesla Model 3

Musk was speaking at the StartmeupHK festival, where the CEO of the innovative electric car company was talking about his vision of the future direction of the company. Perhaps financial issues have focused the collective mind at Tesla, as the stock market performance of the corporation has not exactly been outstanding in 2016.

With this in mind, Musk was firstly keen to talk about the upcoming Model 3; a mass-market electric car expected to be the cheapest that Tesla has ever produced. Indeed, the company itself has suggested that the Model 3 may retail at $35,000, although some analysts have queried this figure, and suggested that a price tag some $10,000 more lofty should be considered more realistic.

Tesla’s product line currently comprises a saloon car, the Model S, and a compact SUV, the Model X. But with US consumer demand for trucks always large, it is clear that the market-leading electric car manufacturer wishes to diversify its product line rapidly in this favorable direction. And Musk confirmed this notion speaking at the StartmeupHK festival. “I think it is quite likely we will do a truck in the future. I think it’s sort of a logical thing for us to do in the future.,” Musk stated.

Tesla sub mooted

But aside from this workaday and quite plausible vehicle, Tesla also has a much more niche, yet ambitious and fun idea up its sleeve as well. The notion of a submersible Tesla vehicle was not dismissed by the CEO of the company, although he has admitted previously that the market for such vehicles is rather small.

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