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   Tesla is still taking deposits on its long overdue Roadster, despite    
   promising it would arrive in 2020   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:49:10 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Eight years on and we are still no closer to knowing the truth.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Despite an original unveil in 2017 and suggested on-sale date of 2020, Tesla   
   is yet to deliver any further information on its long overdue Roadster 2    
   model - one that was slated to obliterate the 0-60mph sprint in 1.9 seconds   
   and offer a 620-mile range from a single charge.    
      
   Soon after its glitzy reveal eight years ago, the Tesla website began taking   
   fully refundable reservations for a $200,000 regular model or a hefty    
   $250,000 deposit for one of 1,000 limited edition Founder Series variant, as   
   it did with the Cybertruck.    
      
   There is no official word on how much Tesla has made so far on Roadster 2   
   deposits, but it will continue to take your money, despite no update from    
   Elon Musk on a production date, full specification, final design or a final   
   price, as pointed out by CarScoops .    
      
   If youre mad enough, you can head to the Tesla US website , where you will be   
   asked to hand over $5,000 of your hard earned cash to simply to join the   
   reservation list, where a further $45,000 will be required within 10 days to   
   secure a build slot.    
      
   Remember, theres no word on what the final cost will be if the new Roadster   
   ever does materialize.    
      
   But back in 2017, Tesla fanatics went crazy for Musks wild promises of   
   fantastical acceleration times, frankly ridiculous range targets and a    
   250+mph top speed.    
      
   Serial Tesla Tweeter, Sawyer Merritt, even suggested the marque was targeting   
   a sub-1 second 0-60mph sprint time, with Elon Musk apparently backing up    
   those claims on X - despite not explaining how the physics would actually   
   work.    
      
   Whats more, the divisive CEO then went on to explain that the Roadster 2    
   would feature 10 small rocket thrusters to help it achieve those eye-watering   
   acceleration times and even make it fly yes, fly.   
      
   Analysis: Tesla customers are willing to pay for promises   
      
   We all know that Tesla is the undisputed king of wild promises, but Roadster    
   2 might go down in history as one of the most far-fetched. Eight years later   
   and we are still no clearer on whether or not it was all just a lucid dream.    
      
   But for some Tesla fans, it has proven to be a nightmare, with message boards   
   containing desperate pleas for help regarding potential legal procedures   
   against the company, as they hold out to be among the first Roadster 2   
   customers.    
      
   No matter your stance on Tesla as a business, eight years is a frankly   
   ridiculous amount of time to be waiting for a product, especially one that    
   has cost some folk $250,000.    
      
   As one Reddit commentator pointed out, if those same customers ploughed their   
   Roadster deposits into Tesla stock at its $21 value back in 2017, it would    
   now be worth around $3 million.   
      
   A far worthier investment   
      
   But this isnt the only issue that has irked Tesla customers, as Teslas Full   
   Self-Driving package was originally sold as genuine hands-off, eyes-off   
   autonomous technology, despite no legal framework being place to allow such a   
   thing.    
      
   Tesla quickly had to adapt the wording and refer to its system as Full   
   Self-Driving (Supervised), despite continuing to make customers pay for the   
   technology. Its website makes it very clear that it wont be offering refunds.    
      
   It begs the question, how much longer are Tesla's biggest advocates willing    
   to bankroll the company's promised innovations? Especially if it continues to   
   fail to deliver on them.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/tesla-is-still   
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