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Tesla says it will unveil the second-generation Roadster on October 1
Tesla says it will finally unveil the long-delayed second-generation Roadster on October 1, though the car still won't enter production for another 12 to 18 months after the reveal.
The long-awaited second generation of the Tesla Roadster might finally be ready for the public. In a post on X on Saturday, the electric vehicle company simply wrote “Go for launch,” alongside a graphic showing a “10.01” date — suggesting the new Roadster will be unveiled on October 1. The graphic also seems to hint at the promised cold gas thrusters, developed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s other company, SpaceX, which are supposed to let the Roadster fly in some way.
Tesla’s second-generation sports car was announced in November 2017 and has been pushed back multiple times. It was even the subject of a social media spat between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last year, when Altman said that “7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait” after paying a $50,000 reservation fee, while Musk insisted Altman had gotten a refund.
The Information recently reported that the 2017 version of the car had been completely abandoned for a new, yet-to-be-revealed design that would be shown imminently. Musk has previously acknowledged that even after the big reveal, the Roadster won’t actually enter production for another 12 to 18 months.
Why it matters
Yet another Roadster reveal date tests how much patience depositors and Tesla-watchers have left for a car that’s been “coming soon” for nearly a decade, even as the company leans on it to showcase SpaceX-derived technology.