INSANE MODE

Over fourteen months, Tesla Motors recovered from headline-grabbing faults, fought political battles and began work on a $5 billion 'Gigafactory' that could tip the economics in favour of electric vehicles forever. Hired to help tell Tesla's story, Hamish McKenzie saw a company where the barely contained chaos can be traced to its leader, the micromanager and visionary who seems spurred more by science fiction than financial opportunity.