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Tesla unveils new Roadster – Elon Musk is now completely detached from the Earth.
Tesla has unveiled a sports car that can travel short distances in flight thanks to rocket thrusters (Here's the video). During the presentation in the Texas city of Waco, the Tesla Roadster flew, thanks to its cold-gas engines, among other things with a barrel roll over other parked models from the EV maker. The sports car is set to go into production in 2028 and people will be able to buy it, said Tesla CEO Elon Musk. No price was announced. However, for the reservation of the Roadster version, which can accelerate faster thanks to the jets, a total of €250,000 will be due—€5,000 up front and then another €245,000 within ten days.
On Tesla's website, it only states that the €5,000 can be fully refunded. In the presentation, the Roadster accelerated from a standstill to 60 mph (about 96.6 km/h) in 0.81 seconds. The production model will be even faster, tech billionaire Elon Musk announced.
Flying car: By invitation only!
The 'Rocket' variant, which can also fly with additional jets, will, according to Tesla's website, be accessible only by invitation from the company. Flying on public roads is not allowed, and the 'Rocket' version may not be available in all regions, Tesla's website notes.
It remained unclear how many vehicles with cold-gas engines Tesla intends to build. To reserve the 'Performance' version without jets, a total of €50,000 must be paid. In the USA, the same amounts are in dollars. All Roadsters are to receive a suction system for road grip. During the presentation, the car was held upside down on a ramp.
Proximity to SpaceX
Musk runs SpaceX, the spaceflight company, which accordingly has a lot to do with rocket propulsion. For some time now there has been speculation that he wants to bring the two companies under one roof. At Tesla, Musk called for focusing on autonomous driving and humanoid robots instead of the current car sales. The Roadster should be the last Tesla vehicle to be driven by humans, he says. However, some rivals and experts doubt the reliability of Tesla's autonomous driving solution, since Musk insists on relying solely on cameras as sensors and does without the more expensive laser radars that scan the surroundings. Musk had originally shown the prototype of a Roadster sports car in 2017 and at that time envisaged production start for 2020.
Once again a big show, and again the question arises as to whether the tech billionaire is still of this world…
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