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  • Elon Musk wants to put a Tesla engine inside James Bond's submersible Lotus

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    Timothy J. Seppala
    Timothy J. Seppala
    10.18.2013

    Tesla's CEO has apparently dropped $866,000 on the amphibious Lotus Espirit from The Spy Who Loved Me. His intent? He wants to turn the prop car (which never actually swam) into a true aquatic vessel, courtesy of a Tesla electric powertrain. At this point, we're just wondering what's left for Musk to experiment with -- have land and space bored him already? [Image credit: Karen Roe/Flickr]