The Tesla Roadster could have stayed vaporware

October 14, 2026 Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla Roadster
Imagine a light bar on this 2017 Roadster concept image, and you’ll start to see it. | Image: Tesla

For a car that's supposed to be one of the fastest ever made, the new Tesla Roadster certainly took its sweet-ass time getting here.

It's been nearly a decade since Elon Musk made the surprise announcement about plans to build a next-gen Roadster. Now, the Tesla Roadster is finally making its production-ready debut at an event in Waco, Texas, Thursday - and the timing couldn't be worse.

The new Roadster is set to arrive in an EV market beset by high energy prices, political turmoil, and consumer uncertainty. The tax-credit-fueled exuberance of the post-covid years has since given way to slower sales and fewer options. Automakers are scalin …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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