Tesla Roadster
The gist
Tesla unveiled its redesigned Roadster on Oct 15, 2026, showing a car that can fly.
The reveal ends nearly nine years of delays, but production is not until 2028.
How it unfolded
- 2008Original Tesla Roadster, Tesla's first EV using a Lotus Elise chassis, is first delivered, selling for roughly $100,000 in small volumes.
- 2012Original Roadster goes off sale.
- Nov 2017Tesla shows the next-generation Roadster concept, promising $250,000 price, 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, 250 mph top speed, and 620-mile range; starts taking $50,000 deposits.