Tesla to unveil long-delayed Roadster on October 1, nearly a decade after debut

Tesla ​CEOElon Musk said on Saturday the electric-vehicle maker would unveil its long-delayed Roadster on October 1, nearly a decade after first revealing a next-generation ‌version of ⁠its ⁠original sports car.

Here are some of the details:

* Tesla's account ​on social media platform X - also owned by Musk - posted "Go for launch" ​alongside a graphic displaying the date. Musk later replied to the post, saying, "New Tesla Roadster Unveil 10.01"


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* The Information ​reported in August that Tesla planned ⁠to unveil a ‌redesigned Roadster as early as that ​month.

* The ​unveiling event could include a demonstration of ⁠a limited-edition version equipped with cold-gas thrusters developed in ​collaboration with SpaceX, the report said,

* The Information ​report added that the demonstration is expected to take place at SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas.

* Tesla first unveiled the next-generation Roadster in 2017 and said deliveries would begin in 2020, but the program has faced repeated ‌delays.

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* This comes after Tesla last week began offering rides in its two-seater Cybercab, which ​has no ​steering wheel or ⁠pedals, in limited areas of Austin, Texas. Musk has described the vehicle as central to transforming Tesla into a dominant force in ​driverless vehicles.

* The Roadster program has reportedly evolved from a conventional high-performance EV into an all-new carbon-fiber hypercar after Tesla abandoned an alternative approach based on Model S Plaid components.