Google almost bought Tesla when it had just two weeks of cash left

Elon Musk sought saviour in Google co-founder Larry Page when cars were full of bugs, sales dived and the factory had to be shut down

Elon Musk almost sold his Tesla electric car company to Google after it hit rock bottom with bug-filled cars, stalled sales and falling shares in 2013, a new book has revealed.

Tesla launched its pioneering new Model S electric car the year before, shipping with many features better or similar to competing luxury cars, but filled with bugs and lacking essentials such as parking sensors or radar-assisted cruise control - a staple of the 50,000 car market.