Musk: Tesla Roadster Now Expected to Ship in 2023 ‘Assuming 2022 Is Not Mega Drama’
The long-awaited Tesla Roadster — not to be confused with the original Tesla Roadster — is going to be a little longer-awaited, according to the automaker’s CEO, Elon Musk. In a reply on Twitter, Musk stated that the new Roadster, first unveiled in 2017, should be expected to ship in 2023. There’s one major caveat, however.
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Earlier this year, Musk stated that the Roadster was “finishing engineering this year, production starts next year. Aiming to have release candidate design drivable late summer.” That timeline no longer appears to be accurate.
“Assuming 2022 is not mega drama” is quite the assumption and hints at the possibility of more delays for a vehicle initially expected to enter production in 2020. Musk also mentioned supply chain issues in his tweet, and Tesla is certainly not the only automaker affected by such things. It’s unclear how long those industrywide issues will persist, however.
Initial claims for the Roadster included a 0-60 mph time of 1.9 seconds and a quarter-mile time of just 8.8 seconds, along with a 250 mph top speed and 620 miles of range. If a production version of the Roadster can even come close to those figures — if a production version of the Roadster ever exists — it would likely be well worth the wait for those who spent anywhere from $50,000 to $250,000 on reservations for the halo car.
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