Elon Musk has confirmed that the new Tesla Roadster has been delayed until 2022 – a good two years behind the original schedule.
Tesla Roadster Timeline
At the first unveiling of the next generation Tesla Roadster in 2017, Musk said it will hit the market in 2020.
Tesla started making reservations for the impressive electric supercar within 1.9 seconds and more than 600 miles away during the unveiling event.
People who wanted to be first in line to get the vehicle had to deposit between $ 50,000 and $ 250,000.
The vehicle program was later delayed because the CEO said it was not a priority for Tesla.
Last year, Musk indicated that the Tesla Roadster will be delayed until 2022, as the carmaker focuses on the Cybertruck.
Now the CEO has confirmed that production of Tesla’s new Roadster will only start next year:
Musk further wrote Twitter today:
Finishing engineering [of the new Tesla Roadster] this year production begins next year. With the aim of releasing the candidate’s design in late summer. Three-engine drive system and advanced battery work were important predecessors.
It’s about two years later than the original timeline, although it’s a summer release candidate, it could mean the new Roadster could arrive in early 2022.
Model S Plaid increases performance higher
With Tesla now launching the Model Plaid with already insane capacity like 0-60 mph in less than 2 seconds and a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds, Tesla will have to push the Roadster to higher performance.
Tesla has already teased insane new capacity with something called the “SpaceX package”, which consists of a bunch of cold air vents around the car, and is expected to result in even better performance.
While discussing the new performance specifications of Model S Plaid in the new Roadster, Musk said Musk said that the Roadster is a ‘part of the rocket’, which probably refers to the SpaceX package.
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