Tesla Roadster (2020)

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Presentation of the new Tesla Roadster in November 2017

The Tesla Roadster (2020) is an all- electric , four-seater sports car in development from Tesla . It is the planned successor to the first Tesla Roadster built from 2008 to 2012 . A prototype of the new model was first presented in November 2017. Series production and deliveries are planned from 2022.

history

As early as 2011, at the end of series production of the previous model, Tesla intended to go into production with a new version by 2014 - without a Lotus chassis. In 2015, a new roadster was announced for 2019, which should be able to accelerate faster. In a tweet in December 2016 , company boss Musk finally announced that a second roadster was in the works, but “a few years away”. The Roadster was presented at the end of the Tesla Semi-Event on November 16, 2017.

Pre-orders

As of 2017, pre-orders for the Roadster began with a deposit of 50,000 US dollars each. The pre-order price was later lowered to $ 43,000. Tesla owners who participated in the referral program began collecting discounts for buying a roadster based on the number of referrals. Those who achieved 55 verified recommendations will receive a 100% discount on a future Roadster purchase.

Interior of the Tesla Roadster (prototype, 2019)

price

The base model is slated to sell for $ 200,000. The first 1000 copies produced, the Founder's Series , are priced at $ 250,000 each.

construction

The second generation Tesla Roadster has a removable glass roof and a 2 + 2 seating group with smaller rear seats. It is driven by three electric motors, one for the front axle and one for each rear wheel. This means that the vehicle has all-wheel drive . When cornering, the yaw can be influenced by different torques on the rear wheels. Franz von Holzhausen designed the roadster .

View into the opened trunk (prototype, 2019)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a “ SpaceX package” as an optional extra , in which space technology would also be installed in the vehicle. This should enable greater acceleration on short stretches and improve braking behavior and road holding. The rear seats would be replaced by a compressed air tank like the one used in Falcon 9 missiles, and cold gas engines (“control nozzles”) would be installed around the vehicle . The container would be filled with compressed air by means of a battery-operated pump, which would then flow out via the nozzles if required and generate a recoil in the desired direction.

Performance values

Tesla announced that the vehicle will be equipped with a 200 kWh battery, i.e. twice the capacity of the Tesla Model S P100D. This means that the roadster has a range of 1,000 km on one charge at US highway speeds. The vehicle should accelerate to 100 km / h in 2.1 s and have a top speed of 402 km / h. Originally, acceleration in 1.9 s to 60 miles per hour (96 km / h) was announced in the basic version, which had already been achieved with the first prototype. With the “SpaceX package”, times of less than 2 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h should still be possible.

Web links

Commons : Tesla Roadster  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Alexandria Sage: New $ 200,000 Tesla Roadster speeds in front of electric big-rig truck . November 16, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. 
  3. ↑ Holger Wittich: With jet propulsion, but later . May 23, 2020. 
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  8. ↑ Jonathon Klein: New Tesla Roadster Planned, Says Elon Musk . In: Motor Trend , December 28, 2016. Accessed June 2, 2017. 
  9. ↑ Elon Musk: @jelleprins Some years away, but yes . In: Twitter . December 23, 2016. Accessed June 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ Jason Barlow: The new Tesla Roadster is Formula One car fast . In: British GQ . November 17, 2017. Accessed on November 21, 2017: "Beastie Boys classic" Sabotage "was playing as the Roadster was disgorged from the Semi's trailer in front of a whooping audience."
  11. ↑ a b c d Samuel Gibbs: Tesla Roadster: nine things we know about the 'smackdown to gasoline cars' . 17th November 2017.
  12. ^ Justin T. Westbrook: Tesla Is Offering People A Free Next Generation Roadster (If You Sell 50 Cars For Them) , Jalopnik. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. 
  13. ↑ Fred Lambert: Tesla updates its referral program to include solar panels, new prices, removing $ 1,000 credit on cars , electrek. September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. 
  14. ↑ Elon Musk is serious about adding thrusters to the new Tesla Roadster, the option will replace the back seats. In: Electrec. January 10, 2019, accessed May 2, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Jameson Dow: Tesla's Next-Gen Roadster: A (speculative) technical look at the car that will "smack down" gasoline powered cars . In: Electrek , November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017. "Tires on the prototype are Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 325 / 30ZR21 (104Y) rear and 295 / 35ZR20 front. These have a "Y" speed rating, which means they have a maximum speed of "over 186mph (300kmph)." They are the same tires used on the Porsche 918 Spyder (which has a 211mph / 340kmph top speed). " 
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