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Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight and became an artificial satellite of the Sun. A mannequin in a spacesuit , dubbed "Starman", occupies the driver's seat.
The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric sports car, that is based on the Lotus Elise chassis, and was produced by Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.) from 2008 to 2012.The Roadster was the first highway legal, serial production, all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells, and the first production all-electric car to travel more than 244 miles (393 km) per charge. [7]
But despite a few high-profile public outings for a Roadster prototype, and a stint in the world-famous Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Elon Musk said in the spring of 2020 that ...
The Roadster is the successor to Tesla's first production car, the 2008 Roadster. Originally set to ship in 2020 with 10,000 units, the release has been delayed multiple times. In October 2024, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the Roadster would be delayed and be shipped in 2025. [5]
Elon Musk also hinted the car will get a SpaceX package with rockets, reposting that bold claim from 2018 on social media. It costs $50,000 to reserve a Roadster. Tesla Roadster Can Hit 60 MPH ...
The electric vehicle maker CEO urged patience, as Tesla focuses on both saving the world and building cars.
The payload, Elon Musk's original Roadster, mounted on the payload adapter inside the payload fairing The Roadster is permanently attached to the upper stage of the Falcon Heavy rocket. The dummy payload for this test flight was a sports car, Tesla Roadster, owned by Elon Musk.
Nearly 7 years after unveiling the new Roadster, Elon Musk said Tesla is "actually finally making progress" and is "close to finalizing the design." People paid $50,000 to reserve Tesla's new ...