{"id":883500,"date":"2026-10-15T19:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/883500\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:20:17","slug":"tesla-roadster-reveal-what-to-know-about-the-delayed-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/883500\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Roadster reveal: What to know about the delayed EV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tesla<\/a> is planning to show off its long-delayed next-generation Roadster on Thursday, almost a decade after Elon Musk’s<\/a> company started taking deposits for the electric sports car. <\/p>\n

The event will be livestreamed from a SpaceX<\/a> test site in McGregor, Texas, near Waco. It’s expected to begin at 7:55 local time (8:55 ET).<\/p>\n

Tesla’s original Roadster, designed and engineered by a team led by founding CEO Martin Eberhard, used a Lotus Elise chassis and was first delivered in 2008, selling for roughly $100,000 in small volumes until 2012. <\/p>\n

The next-generation Roadster is expected to be a high-end, low-volume model that relies on SpaceX technology, such as cold gas thrusters, to enable it to hover. Musk fanatics have been gearing up for the demonstration, expressing their excitement<\/a> on social media, but the Roadster isn’t likely to have any material financial impact on the company.<\/p>\n

Tesla reopened reservations<\/a> for the refreshed Roadster in recent weeks, accepting $50,000 deposits from prospective buyers in the U.S., Canada and China. Executives are expected to disclose specific pricing, details and production targets.<\/p>\n

Musk first promoted the refreshed Roadster concept at an event in November 2017<\/a>, and the following June in a series of tweets. He wrote<\/a> at that time, “SpaceX option package for new Tesla Roadster will include ~10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around car.” The engines would improve speed and braking, and may “even allow a Tesla to fly.”<\/p>\n

Tesla started taking $50,000 deposits in 2017, but has since missed every targeted delivery date. As recently as last October, Musk was hyping<\/a> a Roadster demo that he hoped would happen before the end of 2025. That didn’t take place either. <\/p>\n

Musk’s former friend and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman<\/a> mocked the Tesla CEO in posts on X last year over the extreme delays, showing screenshots of his own reservation and refund requests. <\/p>\n

“I really was excited for the car! And I understand delays,” Altman wrote. “But 7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait.” <\/p>\n

Altman got his refund, and the two ended up in court<\/a> over a separate matter earlier this year related to OpenAI’s governance and ownership structure. <\/p>\n

According to filings with the Federal Aviation Administration, Tesla established a no-fly zone around the SpaceX facility where it plans to show off the vehicle. The company had to scrap a demo on Oct. 1 due to weather issues. <\/p>\n

Tesla is scheduled to report third-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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