Tesla is developing three new electric vehicle models but appears to have scrapped the second-generation Roadster.
During the automaker’s 2024 shareholder meeting, which took place stream live on YouTube Thursday, CEO Elon Musk announced three “awesome” upcoming electric cars and showed a slide with the three vehicles covered alongside the current Tesla lineup. However, the Roadster was absent.
Future Tesla models teased at 2024 shareholder meeting
The Roadster has now been delayed by more than four years as production was originally scheduled to begin in 2020. Musk has repeatedly teased the rocket technology in the form of a “SpaceX package.” with real rocket boosters. Tesla began taking reservations after the Roadster launched in 2017, requiring a $50,000 deposit for the standard version and a full $250,000 upfront for the Founders Series special launch.
Musk didn’t go into detail about the new electric vehicle, but said later in the presentation that “finding a way to make vehicles more affordable is really a game changer… We have to make it affordable, that’s what’s needed.” But Tesla is reportedly closing in on an affordable electric car. After an April report suggested Tesla was finished Model 2 project worth $25,000 in favor of robotaxis, Musk announced one Tesla Robotaxi revealed for August 8.
Tesla Semi (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)
Tesla also has it teasing the idea of a truck For a long time, none of these products seemed to be based on sketches. The shape in the lower left corner has a distinctly van-like appearance.
Musk also said he had just approved a road to mass production of the Tesla Semi. The company once said that depends on the battery supplyand right now it seems very rich.
