Tesla executives revealed important information about the highly anticipated Roadster project at the "X Takeover" event in California, confirming some previous speculation about Elon Musk's tweets.Musk has revealed that he attended meetings at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, California, which is adjacent to SpaceX headquarters.
He also mentioned that Tesla will conduct a "very shocking demonstration" at the end of 2025, but did not disclose what project the demonstration belongs to.
Tesla Senior Vice President of Powertrain Lars Moravy confirmed outside speculation at the event and made it clear that the Roadster project is under development. He mentioned: “The Roadster is definitely in development.
We discussed this project last Sunday night and were preparing for a super cool demo.
This will be amazing. We showed Elon last week some of the technology we're working on and he was kind of excited about it. "
The Roadster project has gone through a long development cycle and suffered multiple delays.
Tesla has said that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the progress of some projects has been delayed, and the company's current focus is on projects that can benefit mankind.
Still, many consumers have been waiting for this model for a long time, with some qualifying through Tesla's referral program and others having paid a $50,000 (approximately RMB 358,000) deposit.
It is reported that Tesla plans to equip the Roadster with some very advanced technologies, including a levitation function developed in partnership with SpaceX, and a high-performance configuration that can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds.
As it stands, these technologies are likely to be part of the stunning demo Musk mentioned last week.