After being called out by UFC mixed martial artist Beneil Dariush for delaying the delivery of his Model X one too many times, Elon Musk made amends with a loaner Model Y and a promise for Model S Plaid customers. More to the point, deliveries for the strip-slaying sedan would start on June 3rd. The event was announced to raving reception on social media, but as it’s often the case, the Musk Man has overpromised yet again.
autoevolution 29 Jan 2021, 13:37 UTC ·
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Tesla gained worldwide acclaim for the first-generation Roadster, an EV unlike any other when it rolled out in 2008. Based on a Lotus chassis but quicker to 60 miles per hour than the Elise and Exige from that era, the open-top sports car will be succeeded in 2022. 7 photos
That’s a whole decade since the original stopped production, which is a heck of a long time by all accounts. What’s even more peculiar is that Elon Musk took the veils off the Roadster II in 2017, when he promised that deliveries would kick off by the end of 2020. Be that as it may, don’t forget the automotive industry didn’t know that a health crisis would backtrack things.