Some users discovered today that Tesla has deleted the pricing information of the new Roadster electric supercar from the official website and stopped accepting bookings for this US$250,000 Founders Series model. It is reported that Tesla stated that it will only provide 1,000 Founders Series versions, so the delisting should mean that its orders have reached the upper limit, so it is sealed.
The new Roadster may become the longest postponement model in Tesla’s history. Tesla initially launched the Roadster in 2017, and Elon Musk said at the time that it would be listed in 2020, but it has actually been postponed to this day. At the unveiling ceremony, Tesla began to accept reservations, but people who want to be the first must pay $50,000 first, and some people even have to pay a deposit of $250,000 for the Founders Series version.
It is worth mentioning that this model has also been pre-ordered in the domestic market before. The Founders Series is limited to 1,000 units, which is the most expensive Tesla ever. Models. It is reported that it only takes 1.9 seconds to increase the speed of this model from 0 to 96km/h, and it has a cruising range of more than 600 miles. The mounted drive motor has a peak torque of 10000N·m, an acceleration time of 4.2 seconds from 0-160km/h, and a maximum speed of 400km/h.
In 2020, Musk hinted that Tesla Roadster will be postponed to 2022 because they will focus on Cybertruck electric pickup trucks, but the actual Cybertruck is also postponed to next year. And Tesla did a similar treatment to the Cybertruck page before, but the company also deleted some available specifications and decorations. Earlier this year, Musk also said that Tesla should launch the new Roadster in 2023, if there is no big show, this is a big if for automakers.
