... but rocker plays a free gig for staff

ROCK star Jack White has staged a free gig at Tesla’s Californian factory to cheer up hard-pressed staff.

The former White Stripes singer and guitarist also test drove one of the electric car maker’s vehicles at the site in Fremont, near San Francisco, on Friday.

He played, above, after staff toiled to hit a production target for the Model 3 of 5,000 a week – the point at which Tesla can start to turn a profit, according to its founder, Elon Musk, pictured right with White.

White calls his Tesla Model S ‘the greatest automobile ever made’.

Musk tweeted: ‘Appreciate concert for Tesla during intense time!’