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This latest timeline stretches out an already lengthy series of delays. After the original reveal in 2017, the new Roadster was supposed to arrive in 2020. Preorders opened (and are still open) and customers paid deposits for the electric sports car. That deadline slipped repeatedly, to 2021, then 2022, and more or less every subsequent year.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s next Roadster will showcase “crazy technology” — possibly even flight-like capabilities — as the automaker juggles recalls and robotaxi scrutiny.
Tesla Roadster is again a hot topic, although competition is already miles ahead, making obsolete anything Musk might have up his sleeve
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla’s Elon Musk are once again at odds—this time over a long-delayed supercar order. Altman revealed that he placed a $45,000 deposit for the second-generation Tesla Roadster in 2018 but later struggled to cancel it,
Volume production of the electric big rig hasn't gotten underway just yet, but Tesla has already revised the front end and made it more efficient.
Sam Altman doesn't want his Tesla Roadster anymore. Elon Musk should probably forget about the electric supercar too.
Tesla originally manufactured high-priced performance luxury electric vehicles like the Tesla Roadster. The more affordable Model Y and Model 3 EVs went on to become best-selling models for Tesla, as reported by Hagerty. Will the R2 have the same effect for Rivian as a more affordable alternative to its first models?
Tesla's long-delayed Roadster may finally be inching forward again, and a new clue from the automaker hints at what's happening behind the scenes.