{"id":3491969,"date":"2026-09-28T19:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/tesla-postpones-roadster-2-event-once-more-because-of-inclement-weather\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:27:27","slug":"tesla-postpones-roadster-2-event-once-more-because-of-inclement-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/tesla-postpones-roadster-2-event-once-more-because-of-inclement-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla postpones Roadster 2 event once more because of inclement weather"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla is once again delaying the unveiling of its revamped, second-gen Roadster, this time due to a prediction of severe weather.<\/p>\n

Initially set for October 1 in Waco, Texas, the event has been rescheduled to October 15, according to Tesla.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been monitoring the weather closely with local meteorologists, but in light of the predicted severe conditions & considering this event must be held outdoors, we\u2019ve made the tough decision to postpone,\u201d the company stated in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The event likely requires an outdoor setting because Tesla aims to incorporate cold gas thrusters from SpaceX intended to enable the Roadster to achieve flight in some manner.<\/p>\n

This reveal has faced multiple delays in the past, with Musk pushing it back for months leading up to this date. At one point, Musk even suggested holding the event on April Fools\u2019 day this year. He mentioned during Tesla\u2019s annual meeting in 2025 \u2014 the same meeting where he received a $1 trillion pay package \u2014 that hosting the event on April Fools\u2019 day would provide him \u201csome deniability\u201d should it be postponed again.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike, I could claim I was just joking,\u201d he commented at that time.<\/p>\n

Tesla first presented its concept for a second-generation Roadster in 2017 during an event where it launched the Semi, the company\u2019s electric big rig. The redesigned roadster was supposed to be the first supercar designed entirely by the company, as the original Roadster, which launched the company in the early 2010s, was predominantly based on the Lotus Elise.<\/p>\n

At that time, Tesla assured that the new Roadster would be ready in just a few years. It gathered $50,000 deposits from would-be customers for a car expected to have a base price of around $200,000. Some individuals even paid the company $250,000 to secure one of 1,000 \u201cFounders Series\u201d versions of the supercar.<\/p>\n

The project stalled for years until Musk reportedly assigned the Tesla team to redesign the second-gen Roadster and committed to the concept of using SpaceX thrusters.<\/p>\n

The prospect of a sensational flying car hasn\u2019t quelled critics of Musk and Tesla. Last year, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that \u201c7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait\u201d for his own new Roadster, although Musk claimed Altman had received a refund.<\/p>\n

Similar to the Roadster’s situation at this event, the shipping date for the vehicle remains uncertain. Musk himself has mentioned that he anticipates it will take a year or more before the new Roadster enters production after its eventual reveal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

By purchasing through links in our articles, we may receive a small commission. This does not impact our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\n

Tesla is once again delaying the unveiling of its revamped, second-gen Roadster, this time due to a prediction of severe weather.<\/p>\n

Initially set for October 1 in Waco, Texas, the event has been rescheduled to October 15, according to Tesla.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been monitoring the weather closely with local meteorologists, but in light of the predicted severe conditions & considering this event must be held outdoors, we\u2019ve made the tough decision to postpone,\u201d the company stated in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The event likely requires an outdoor setting because Tesla aims to incorporate cold gas thrusters from SpaceX intended to enable the Roadster to achieve flight in some manner.<\/p>\n

This reveal has faced multiple delays in the past, with Musk pushing it back for months leading up to this date. At one point, Musk even suggested holding the event on April Fools\u2019 day this year. He mentioned during Tesla\u2019s annual meeting in 2025 \u2014 the same meeting where he received a $1 trillion pay package \u2014 that hosting the event on April Fools\u2019 day would provide him \u201csome deniability\u201d should it be postponed again.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike, I could claim I was just joking,\u201d he commented at that time.<\/p>\n

Tesla first presented its concept for a second-generation Roadster in 2017 during an event where it launched the Semi, the company\u2019s electric big rig. The redesigned roadster was supposed to be the first supercar designed entirely by the company, as the original Roadster, which launched the company in the early 2010s, was predominantly based on the Lotus Elise.<\/p>\n

At that time, Tesla assured that the new Roadster would be ready in just a few years. It gathered $50,000 deposits from would-be customers for a car expected to have a base price of around $200,000. Some individuals even paid the company $250,000 to secure one of 1,000 \u201cFounders Series\u201d versions of the supercar.<\/p>\n

The project stalled for years until Musk reportedly assigned the Tesla team to redesign the second-gen Roadster and committed to the concept of using SpaceX thrusters.<\/p>\n

The prospect of a sensational flying car hasn\u2019t quelled critics of Musk and Tesla. Last year, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that \u201c7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait\u201d for his own new Roadster, although Musk claimed Altman had received a refund.<\/p>\n

Similar to the Roadster’s situation at this event, the shipping date for the vehicle remains uncertain. Musk himself has mentioned that he anticipates it will take a year or more before the new Roadster enters production after its eventual reveal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

By purchasing through links in our articles, we may receive a small commission. This does not impact our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3491970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3491969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3491969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3491970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3491969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3491969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3491969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}