The other day, Tesla again postponed the release of the new generation of the Roadster electric car, whose concept was presented in 2017. Initially, it was planned to start production in 2020, but the release date was constantly shifted. Now in the industry they doubt that this sports car will be born in general.
Nevertheless, as insiders from Electrek noted, the company began to talk about Roadster after it has failed all the terms for the production of the car, the vendor still has some plans. This model is positioned as the “last best car for the driver” before the era of autonomous vehicles. In 2017, this concept was voiced by Musk.
Initially, Roadster was supposed to have a march of up to 1000 km and accelerate to 97 km/h in 1.9 seconds. However, during a performance at the X Takeover, the director of the development department of TESLA vehicles Lars Morye reported a series of technical demonstrations for Ilon Mask and revising the concept of a car. According to the manager, after the presentation, Musk was “inspired”.
The problems related to Roadster began at Tesla after the company encountered financial obligations to customers who issued pre -orders for the amount of $ 50,000 to $ 250,000. The company also promised free Roader to the referral program, but neither one nor the other was completed.
In addition, the electric car market has changed significantly, and the ambitious plans of the mask to create the “best electric sports car” look less impressive against the background of competitors.
