Tesla reopens reservations for its next-generation Roadster, requiring a $50,000 deposit before CEO Elon Musk unveils the redesigned vehicle at an event in Texas.
Tesla reopens reservations for its next-generation Roadster, requiring a $50,000 deposit before CEO Elon Musk unveils the redesigned vehicle at an event in Texas.
Tesla has reopened reservations for its long-delayed next-generation Roadster, asking customers to put down $50,000 weeks before the company unveils a redesigned version of the vehicle.
According to Tesla’s reservation portal, securing a spot requires an initial, fully refundable $5,000 credit card payment. Customers must then make a $45,000 wire transfer within 10 days to complete the reservation.
The renewed push for reservations comes nearly nine years after CEO Elon Musk first unveiled a prototype of the next-generation Roadster in 2017. Following years of delays, Tesla is preparing to unveil the redesigned vehicle on Oct. 1 at an event in Texas.
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The Tesla Roadster, the world's first highway-capable all-electric car available in the United States, is displayed at its production debut in the Tesla Flagship Store on May 1, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
"New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01," Musk recently wrote on social media platform X after Tesla posted a "Go for launch" teaser for the event. Musk has also said the presentation will be a "banger" and said during a recent appearance at the All-In Summit that the company needs a live audience to vouch that what they see "is not AI."
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The event could include a demonstration of a limited-edition Roadster equipped with cold-gas thrusters developed in collaboration with SpaceX, according to recent reporting. Tesla's teaser imagery appears to lean into that possibility, showing the vehicle against a launch-themed backdrop.
The Roadster program has reportedly evolved significantly from its earlier design. Tesla abandoned one approach based on Model S Plaid components in favor of developing an all-new carbon-fiber hypercar, according to The Information.
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