Tesla reopens Roadster reservations – but you’ll – Business News
Tesla has reopened reservations for its long-delayed next-generation Roadster, asking clients to put down $50,000 weeks earlier than the company unveils a redesigned model of the vehicle.
According to Tesla’s reservation portal, securing a spot requires an initial, absolutely refundable $5,000 credit card fee. Customers should then make a $45,000 wire switch within 10 days to finish the reservation.
The renewed push for reservations comes practically 9 years after CEO Elon Musk first unveiled a prototype of the next-generation Roadster in 2017. Following years of delays, Tesla is making ready to unveil the redesigned vehicle on Oct. 1 at an occasion in Texas.
“New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01,” Musk just lately wrote on social media platform X after Tesla posted a “Go for launch” teaser for the occasion. Musk has additionally mentioned the presentation will probably be a “banger” and mentioned during a latest look on the All-In Summit that the company wants a dwell viewers to vouch that what they see “is not AI.”
The occasion may embrace a demonstration of a limited-edition Roadster outfitted with cold-gas thrusters developed in collaboration with SpaceX, in accordance with latest reporting. Tesla’s teaser imagery seems to lean into that chance, displaying the vehicle in opposition to a launch-themed backdrop.
The Roadster program has reportedly developed considerably from its earlier design. Tesla deserted one strategy based mostly on Model S Plaid elements in favor of developing an all-new carbon-fiber hypercar, in accordance with The Information.
Tesla initially unveiled the next-generation Roadster in November 2017 and mentioned deliveries would start in 2020. At the time, the company marketed a $200,000 base price, acceleration from zero to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds and a 620-mile vary. Tesla additionally took $250,000 funds for a restricted “Founders Series” model.
Tesla’s new Roadster is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, Saturday, September 12, 2026. REUTERS
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Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping on the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 14, 2026. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
The vehicle by no means entered manufacturing as deliberate and has confronted repeated delays within the years since.
It stays unclear what Tesla will charge for the redesigned Roadster or how the company will deal with clients who positioned reservations years in the past. Tesla didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark about reservation precedence or up to date vehicle specs.
