Elon Musk’s underlings at Tesla are accustomed to chaos. It comes with the territory of working for a chief executive who sets exacting targets and often abruptly switches directions – whose biographer describes his more intense moods as “demon mode”.
But even by Tesla standards, this year has been unruly. Its stock has slid more than 40 per cent due to slumping sales, confusing product decisions, and more price cuts.
