Tesla to Unveil $50,000-Deposit Roadster in Texas After Nearly 10 Years of Delays
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 15
Tesla to Unveil $50,000-Deposit Roadster in Texas After Nearly 10 Years of Delays
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 15
Summary
Thursday’s livestream from SpaceX’s McGregor, Texas, test site is set to showcase Tesla’s next-generation Roadster, with executives expected to give pricing, specifications and production targets.
Nearly 10 years after Tesla began taking deposits, the company has missed every delivery target for the model and recently reopened reservations in the U.S., Canada and China with $50,000 deposits.
SpaceX-derived features are central to the pitch: Musk has said a rocket-thruster package could boost acceleration and braking and may even let the low-volume sports car hover.
FAA filings show Tesla secured a no-fly zone around the site, and an Oct. 1 demonstration was scrapped because of weather.
The Roadster is unlikely to move Tesla’s finances materially, but the reveal lands just before the company reports third-quarter results on Wednesday.