Tesla's second Roadster disclose is getting rained out.
The automaker stated Monday it had made the "difficult decision" to postpone Thursday's outdoor unveiling since of serious climate conditions.
Tesla is rumored to be hosting the event near Waco, Texas — which is expecting thunderstorms and a 90% chance of rain on Thursday, according to The Weather Channel.
The event is now scheduled for October 15.
— Tesla (@Tesla) September 28, 2026Roadster event update
We've been tracking the climate closely alongside local meteorologists, but stated the serious conditions predicted & since this event can lone be held outdoors, we've made the difficult decision to reschedule.
New date is October 15. Additional particulars to…
The first Roadster was Tesla's archetypal car: a battery-powered sports car built on a heavily modified Lotus Elise skeleton. Tesla stopped marketing it in 2012.
Musk unveiled a prototype of its successor in 2017 and stated it would act manufacturing in 2020. The automaker promised an electric sports car that sprinted to 60 MPH in fair 1.9 seconds, a top speed of about 250 MPH, and additional than 600 miles in range.
Tesla began accepting reservations requiring deposits of $50,000 to $250,000, but the business has often missed its targets for the car. Musk thanked its "long-suffering" deposit holders on a 2024 earnings call.
Much of the postpone has been tied to Tesla's change in focus, distant from traditional car revenue and toward additional concentration on autonomy and AI. Musk has additionally teased a SpaceX collaboration that could provision the Roadster cold-gas thrusters — "rocket-y stuff," as he put it — that could briefly lift the car into the air.
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