Tesla Delays Reveal Of Production Roadster 2 To April Fools’ Day

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday nan institution will uncover nan accumulation type of its second-generation Roadster supercar connected April 1, 2026 — astir 9 years aft he first revealed nan project.

Musk, who is celebrated for missing deadlines, said during Tesla’s yearly shareholder gathering that he chose April Fools’ Day successful portion because it affords “some deniability.”

“Like, I could opportunity I was conscionable kidding” if it happens to beryllium later, he said.

Revealing nan accumulation type of nan caller Roadster adjacent twelvemonth is successful itself a delay. Just 1 week agone he appeared connected Joe Rogan’s podcast and repeated his declare that he wanted to show disconnected nan car by year’s end.

Musk stressed Thursday nan car “will beryllium very different from what was shown previously,” and again teased that nan demo will beryllium nan “most exciting, whether it useful aliases not, demo ever of immoderate product” — a not-so-sly motion to nan truth that he’s spent years trying to make nan caller Roadster alert successful immoderate fashion, perchance pinch SpaceX-built thrusters.

Musk went connected to opportunity that he believes nan second-generation Roadster won’t spell into accumulation until 12 to 18 months after nan April reveal.

During nan Q&A information of nan meeting, 1 shareholder asked Musk if customers who pre-ordered nan “Founders Series” type of nan caller Roadsters could beryllium invited to nan uncover event. Those were nan customers who plopped down $250,000 to unafraid typical versions of nan car successful 2017.

“Sure, absolutely,” Musk answered. “It’s nan slightest we tin do for our long-suffering Roadster preservation holders.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was 1 of those long-time sufferers who precocious attempted to cancel nan preservation — and initially grounded to get a refund — for nan agelong promised EV.

Earlier this month, Altman posted connected X a “tale successful 3 acts,” which was comprised of respective screenshots showing his first reservation, a petition for a refund of nan $50,000 preservation fee, and his email bouncing back.

“I really was excited for nan car!” Altman wrote. “And I understand delays. But 7.5 years has felt for illustration a agelong clip to wait.”

Musk, who has openly sparred pinch Altman for years, went connected nan attack. “And you forgot to mention enactment 4, wherever this rumor was fixed and you received a refund wrong 24 hours,” Musk wrote. “But that is successful your nature.”