The Tesla Roadster could have stayed vaporware
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 expected to make its production-ready debut at an event in Waco, Texas — 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 scaling back their EV plans as sales stall in the US. Even Tesla, the market leader that has weathered its own share of chaos, is still struggling with shrinking demand and lowered expectations.
But the Roadster isn’t your average EV....
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