<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Elon Musk will aim to quiet any doubts about Tesla's standing in the electric car race on Wednesday when the serial entrepreneur convenes an investor day.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Invoking his trademark flare, Musk promised to reveal "Master Plan 3" at the gathering, entailing "the path to a fully sustainable energy future for Earth," he said on Twitter in early February.</div><div><br></div><div>The event, which will be held at Tesla's factory in Texas, will be webcast at 2100 GMT on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>"Since he is making promises for all citizens of the earth, and not only investors, there better be something pretty big," said Jessica Caldwell, an auto industry expert at Edmunds.com.</div><div><br></div><div>Caldwell would like to see more clues on how Tesla plans to boost production. Other key watch items include a concrete plan to release a more affordable electric vehicle (for around $25,000), as well as a new vehicle model after the last Tesla launch in 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>"He has big ideas. but he has proven that you have to take what he says with a grain of salt," Caldwell said.</div><div><br></div><div>Musk "has to be more specific, at least for the short term," Caldwell added.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush, wants Musk to spell out more of the plan for Tesla's pickup, the Cybertruck, for which production is due to begin this summer, and for the Semi trucks, which commenced deliveries in late 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>Like Caldwell, Ives is keen to hear about the path to a more moderately priced Tesla EV, as well as an update on Tesla's 4680 electric battery format.</div><div><br></div><div>Other matters of interest include Tesla's plan for procuring lithium and key raw materials, as well as updates on driver-assistance technology and the state of EV demand.</div><div><br></div><div>Musk will need to lay out a "broader strategic roadmap looking ahead," said Ives, in light of "the green tidal wave hitting globally on the shift to EVs." Source: AFP </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>