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A '''timeline''' of the second-generation [[Tesla Roadster (second generation)|Tesla Roadster]], including every production date Tesla has promised. Electrek counted at least six production delays and seven unveiling dates before the car was finally shown in 2026.<ref name="electrek">Fred Lambert, [https://electrek.co/2026/10/13/tesla-roadster-event-thursday-nine-years-delays/ "Tesla sets Roadster event for Thursday after nearly 9 years of delays"], ''Electrek'', October 13, 2026.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Event
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| November 16, 2017 || Prototype revealed at the Tesla Semi event. Production promised for 2020. $50,000 reservations; Founders Series $250,000.<ref name="electrek" /><ref name="wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster_(second_generation) "Tesla Roadster (second generation)"], ''Wikipedia'', read October 16, 2026.</ref>
|-
| June 2018 || Musk describes the "SpaceX option package" with cold-gas thrusters.<ref name="wiki" />
|-
| September 2018 || Musk says the thrusters "could make it fly."<ref name="wiki" />
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| July 2020 || Production pushed to 2021.<ref name="electrek" />
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| January 2021 || Production pushed to 2022.<ref name="electrek" />
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| September 2021 || Production pushed to 2023.<ref name="electrek" />
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| May 2023 || Production "hopefully" in 2024; Musk says it is not a commitment.<ref name="electrek" />
|-
| February 2024 || Production targeted for 2025, with a demo by the end of 2024. Musk sets a goal of 0–60 mph in under one second.<ref name="electrek" /><ref name="wiki" />
|-
| November 2025 || Production moved to 2027 or 2028; unveiling set for April 1, 2026.<ref name="electrek" /><ref name="wiki" />
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| 2026 || Unveiling slips from April 1 to late April, then late May or June, then August or later.<ref name="electrek" />
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| September 12, 2026 || Tesla announces a "Go for launch" event in Texas for October 1.<ref name="wiki" />
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| September 28, 2026 || Tesla calls off the October 1 event because of the weather; the show can only be held outdoors.<ref name="electrek" />
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| October 15, 2026 || Roadster unveiled at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas test site. Production planned for 2028.<ref name="oracle">Iqtidar Ali, [https://www.teslaoracle.com/2026/10/15/watch-the-tesla-roadster-unveiling-event-live-get-live-updates-pics-and-info/ "Watch the live stream of the Tesla Roadster unveiling event and get live updates"], ''Tesla Oracle'', October 15, 2026.</ref>
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Tesla Roadster]]

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