Tesla CEO Elon Musk says production for the company’s upcoming Roadster will only start next year, about two years after the car would initially be in production. Tesla announced its $ 200,000 Roadster in 2017, when Musk said construction of the car would begin in 2020.
In a tweet, Musk suggested that work on the car’s “three-car drive system and advanced battery work” was to blame for the delay. Musk says that Tesla hopes to finish engineering this year, and that a candidate design will be manageable in late summer.
Finishing engineering 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.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 28 January 2021
The hope, however, is that the Roadster, whenever it arrives, will be a vehicle with formidable specifications. When it was announced, Musk said that Roadster would be able to drive 620 miles on a single charge, and he indicated at a top speed of more than 250 km / h. He also said that the three-engine propulsion system (which contains one electric motor at the front and two at the rear) would accelerate the car from 0 to 60 in just 1.9 seconds and from 0 to 100 in 4.2.