by The Tesla website still has a page for reserving the upcoming Roadster model.
The two-door electric car can be reserved for an amount of $50,000, but there is still no official launch date.
Elon Musk introduced the Roadster in 2017, claiming that the model would be available in 2020.
This year, there is hope that we will see the long-awaited affordable electric car from Tesla, which, according to some sources, will cost less to produce and promises to once again shake the industry. Currently, there is no indication of this anywhere on the manufacturer’s website, but at the same time, they are happy to accept $50,000 from you to reserve another mythical electric car, which has long been in preparation.
This car is the second-generation Roadster, which Elon Musk introduced. Almost eight years later, Tesla is still accepting applications, even if there is no information on the website about when reservation holders can expect the delivery of their sports cars.
Production timelines are increasingly missed. Initially, Musk claimed that production would start in 2020, but this date was pushed to 2021, then 2022, 2023, and now to 2024. You see the pattern, right? In the fall, a few months after hints at a 2025 date, Musk thanked reservation holders for their patience and said that the company is nearing the completion of the design, but noted that mass-market models will always take priority in development.
Of course, this does not even touch on the more extravagant claims made over the years. This refers to promises of an acceleration time of 0-60 miles per hour in less than a second and an option package under the SpaceX brand that includes ten rocket thrusters that are claimed to improve acceleration, top speed, braking, cornering, and perhaps even allow the car to fly. At present, it seems that the only limitations are imagination… or physics.
Though the Roadster does not appear on the website alongside cars like the Model 3, Model Y, and in Tesla’s drop-down menu when you click on the “vehicles” tab, it is listed in a separate menu on the right, next to the commercial truck Semi.
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Clicking on this link opens a page with various computer images of a red Roadster, both with an open and closed top, as well as a video presentation made a few years ago. The page text promises an acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, a quarter-mile (400 m) time of 8.8 seconds, a top speed of over 250 miles per hour (402 km/h), and a range of 620 miles. It also states that the Roadster will have all-wheel drive and, unlike most competitors, will have four seats.
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The “Reserve Now” button takes you to a simple reservation page on the Tesla US site, featuring one profile image of the red Roadster and offering no configuration options, colors, or trims. Tesla does not even provide a rough price tag, although it previously estimated a cost of $200,000 to $250,000.
However, fans are undeterred by the lack of specific information and are invited to make an initial $5,000 deposit using a credit card and are told they need to send another $45,000 to the company’s bank account within 10 days. It is also warned that the reservation is not confirmed until a substantial bank transfer payment is completed.
