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Tesla is set to unveil its long-delayed next-generation Roadster
Tesla plans to unveil its next-generation Roadster on October 15, after postponing the event from October 1.
The electric sports car was first shown in 2017, when Tesla promised production in 2020, but no cars have been delivered.
Tesla says deliveries are expected next year, while another reported timeline has production starting in 2027 or 2028.
The event is expected to feature a demonstration involving SpaceX cold-gas thrusters, which Elon Musk has said could help the car accelerate in under one second.
The Roadster is a high-priced car aimed at buyers seeking extreme speed and spectacle, rather than the range and practicality many EV buyers want.
Tesla is unveiling the car in a very different EV market: the number of electric models available in the US has grown from 15 in 2017 to nearly 90, while EV sales are now shrinking.
The company has not yet delivered the car, and the event may show a prototype rather than a finished, road-legal vehicle.
Tesla is due to unveil its next-generation Roadster at an event on Thursday, October 15, after years of delays.
The event was postponed from October 1, which Tesla attributed to weather, and is set to be streamed at 7:55 pm Central.
Tesla first revealed the Roadster in 2017 and initially promised production in 2020, but has not delivered one.
Tesla has teased a demonstration involving SpaceX cold gas thrusters, while Electrek reports the demo may feature a remote-operated car briefly hovering.
The Roadster is entering a different electric-vehicle market, with more models available and US EV sales shrinking, according to Wired.
- Who
- Tesla is unveiling its next-generation Roadster.
- What
- The company plans to stream an event presenting the car. Reports point to a demonstration involving cold gas thrusters.
- When
- Thursday, October 15, at 7:55 pm Central.
- Where
- Texas; the event is planned as an outdoor show.
- Why
- Not stated
Tesla
Electrek
Purpose of the event
Tesla
Tesla has billed the occasion as an unveiling of the next-generation Roadster.
Electrek
Electrek says the event appears built around a stunt rather than presenting the production car reservation holders expected.
What the demo means
Tesla
Tesla has teased a Roadster demonstration involving SpaceX cold gas thrusters.
Electrek
Electrek argues a remote-operated prototype that briefly hovers would not meet the expectations of people who reserved a car.
Tesla revealed a Roadster prototype and promised production in 2020.
Tesla called off the event planned for October 1, citing weather and saying the show could only be held outdoors.
Tesla is due to stream the Roadster event at 7:55 pm Central.
- First reveal
- November 2017
- Original production target
- 2020
- Postponed event date
- October 1, 2026
- Rescheduled event
- October 15, 2026, at 7:55 pm Central
- Roadster starting price announced in 2017
- $200,000
- Reservations announced in 2017
- $50,000 deposits
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What people are saying
the fastest sports car ever made, period
The point of doing this is to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.
EVs exist today in a massively different environment than when the Roadster was introduced
The laws of physics are catching up with them, outside of the rocket piece.