Elon Musk’s electric plane fixation—sparked by a 2018 quip about “cool electric jets”—might be more than a hobby, especially as Tesla faces a 2025 profit dip, per CNBC.

With battery costs dropping (BloombergNEF pegs them at $100/kWh), Tesla could pivot from Model Y refreshes to a radical plane, perhaps a cargo hauler for Gigafactory logistics, as mused on X.

Unlike SpaceX’s taxpayer-funded feats, this would be pure Musk bravado—self-funded, boundary-breaking, and possibly the jolt Tesla needs to dodge irrelevance in a crowded EV race.