Remember James Bond's Submarine Car? Tesla May Have Designs For A Similar Aquatic Car

Who would you place your bet on to come up with a car that can run on roads and then transition into water as well? Tesla seems a worthy name, with the American auto maker already having broken several conceptions of a real-world car. Just to strengthen the claim, know that the company already has a design for such a vehicle.

If it was to be ever built, ¡®electric submarine¡¯ would be an apt name for the vehicle. And apparently Tesla CEO Elon Musk has already thought on that, to the point that the company has a design ready for it. Musk reportedly mentioned about the design during the company¡¯s annual shareholder¡¯s meeting Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif.

The design unveil came as an answer to a question put up by one of the shareholders. The shareholder had asked whether Tesla had ever considered building an aquatic car, meaning a vehicle that could travel on roads as well as in water.

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Musk being Musk did not shy away from the opportunity to present what had only been in his mind till the time. Musk¡¯s design is based on the Lotus Esprit, a sports car that Musk already owns. ¡°I thought that was like the coolest thing,¡± Musk said.

Musk has not just come up with a design. Apparently the tech billionaire has put a lot of thought into it as a viable and sell-able product. The Tesla CEO suggested that while the aquatic car is not technically impossible, the market for it would be very small. A ¡°small, but enthusiastic¡± market, the way he puts it.

He also mentioned that coming up with a real vehicle like that can prove to be a distraction for the company for now. But does that mean that we will never see such a vehicle from Tesla¡¯s production lines? Can¡¯t say ¡°never¡±.