https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/12/a-private-tesla-backed-by-saudi-arabia-might-not-be-as-far-fetched-as-you-think/ > This week the business and tech world was stunned when Elon Musk hinted on August 7, via Twitter of course, that he wanted to take Tesla private. The estimated price tag for such a move is commonly put at up to $72 billion. Shortly after that no ‘white knights’ appeared and Tesla’s shares plummeted. > But today, Bloomberg came out with a new report which might well fan the flames of speculation on Monday.