"After countless delays, the production version of the second-generation Tesla Roadster will finally debut next year. Probably. Nobody knows for sure, not even the company that announced it no fewer than eight years ago. Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, said yesterday that the company is tentatively aiming for April 1 as the reveal date for the road-ready Roadster 2, which doesn't inspire much confidence, seeing how that's April Fools' Day 2026."
"Musk added that he has some deniability because he can say he was just kidding. And yes, he used those words during the same shareholders meeting where his $1 trillion pay package was approved with 75% of the vote. Tesla's head honcho teased that next year's demo will be the most exciting, whether it works or not, demo ever of any product, adding that the car will be very different from what was shown previously."
"In 2017, the second-generation Roadster made a surprise appearance during the reveal event for the Semi. Back then, Tesla said the sleek, high-performance two-seater would go into production in 2020. That hasn't happened yet, and it will not happen for at least one more year. Musk said during yesterday's shareholders meeting that he believes the second-generation Roadster will go into production 12 to 18 months after the April reveal."
Tesla's second-generation Roadster has faced repeated delays since its 2017 prototype reveal, with the production model originally slated for 2020. Elon Musk said the company is tentatively aiming to reveal the road-ready Roadster on April 1, 2026, and that production could begin 12 to 18 months after that reveal. Musk commented that the demo will be highly dramatic regardless of outcome and noted the April Fools' date gives him deniability. Tesla has been accepting reservations since 2017, including $50,000 deposits and $250,000 deposits for certain orders, despite no production yet.
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