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Tesla postpones Roadster unveiling due to weather

Today, Tesla wanted to unveil its new Roadster - roughly nine years after the prototype was introduced and six years after the originally announced market launch. But this has now been delayed by two weeks thanks to weather conditions, according to the firm.

By Cora Werwitzke

01.10.2026 - 06:30

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Tesla has been developing a second-generation Roadster for roughly a decade. Today, the sportiest Tesla seemed within reach – only for the unveiling to be postponed once again. The manufacturer delayed the presentation scheduled for today, 1 October, albeit by just two weeks this time. Citing “severe conditions predicted & because this event can only be held outdoors,” Tesla has rescheduled the event to 15 October.

According to various media reports, the presentation was set to take place in Waco, Texas, roughly 90 minutes by car north of Tesla’s headquarters in Austin. A quick check of the weather forecast for Waco reveals warm temperatures, some wind, and rain expected on 1 October. Quite what Tesla considers “severe conditions” remains unclear.

Either way, a two-week delay won’t make much of a difference now. Tesla already unveiled the prototype of the second-generation Roadster in November 2017 and announced at the time that production would begin in 2020. Since then, the launch has been repeatedly pushed back. However, since 2022, reservations have been open again.

Since then, interested parties in Germany have been able to reserve the new Roadster by paying an initial deposit of €4,000, followed by a mandatory bank transfer of €39,000 within ten days. What buyers will get for this deposit, we will find out at the earliest in two weeks. However, spectacular features like the jet system announced by CEO Elon Musk may face challenges in obtaining EU approval for public road use.

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