Surprise! Tesla Roadster 2 Unveiled! — “A Hardcore Smackdown To Gasoline Cars!” (CleanTechnica Originals)

November 17th, 2017 by Andrea Bertoli















We were just as surprised as everyone else when Elon Musk disappeared from stage during tonight’s semi truck unveil … and then the Tesla Roadster 2.0 appeared.

Tesla Roadster 2.0 (CleanTechnica Original) CleanTechnica's Kyle Field shot this short video of the new Tesla #Roadster at the unveiling event.Woot! Woot!#TeslaNext Tesla Roadster (just the prototype) breaks practically every record for a production vehicle that you can think of. 0-60 in 1.9 seconds. 8.9 seconds in a quarter mile. 200 kWh battery pack. 620 miles of range. Can drive LA to San Francisco and back without recharging. “The point of all this is just to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.” Driving a gas sports car will be like driving “a steam engine with a side of quiche.” 4-seater. Available in 2020.More info here:https://cleantechnica.com/2017/11/16/everything-you-need-know-tesla-semi-truck/ Posted by CleanTechnica on Thursday, November 16, 2017

This car, available in 2020, will be the fastest production car ever made — and that’s just the base model. Musk explained the idea behind making a car like this is: “The point of all this is just to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.”

Driving a gas sports car will be like driving “a steam engine with a side of quiche,” Elon added.

Here are some of the first stats we know about the next-gen Roadster:

Tesla’s Roadster will break world records with speed, reaching 0 to 60 in just 1.9 seconds, and quarter mile in 8.9 seconds.

It will go from 0 to 100 mph in just 4.2 sec – making it the world’s fastest production car.

Top speed of over 250 miles per hour.

The Roadster will have a 200 kWh battery pack

What range anxiety?! A 620 mile range means you can go from San Francisco to Los Angeles AND BACK without recharging.

This super sporty roadster has “tons of storage” and 4 seats (although the back seats are not for “giant people”).

Features “a lightweight, removable Glass Roof that stores in the trunk for an open-air, convertible driving experience” … if you so desire.

#Insane: “The first supercar to set every performance record and still fit seating for four.”

Available in 2020.

As to be expected, the price is pretty high: total cost will be $200,000, with a $50,000 reservation. But that’s tremendously cheaper than other supercars that are slower than the Roadster.

Special “Founder’s Edition” reservations are being taken from a lucky 1,000 who can plop down the full $250,000 … like, right now.

Sneak peeks of Tesla Roadster 2 in grey from tonight's event: Posted by CleanTechnica on Thursday, November 16, 2017











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