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Roadster

Tesla Roadster Thrusters Up Close: A Tank of Air and Four Nozzles

Tesla Roadster thrusters run on compressed air stored in COPV tanks. A video shows the tank and four nozzles, and a Tesla photo shows 5,500 psi.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Stainless steel Tesla Cybertruck towing a SpaceX Raptor rocket engine on a trailer across a concrete pad

Earnings

SpaceX Reports a Day Before Tesla, Lining Up Musk's Two AI Bills

SpaceX posts Q3 results October 20, one day before Tesla on October 21. Its last report put $15.8 billion into AI capex in a single quarter.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Kickflips Over a Semi, Then Asks $50,000 With No Price

Tesla's new Roadster flipped over a Semi on SpaceX-developed thrusters. Reservations cost $50,000, or $250,000 for Thrust, and Tesla lists no price.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Will Stream the Roadster Live, and Its Poster Quotes Doc Brown

Tesla will livestream its Roadster event Thursday at 8:55 p.m. Eastern. The teaser hides a Back to the Future line on the car's rear.

Haye KestelooOct 14

White Tesla Model Y driving across a bridge with a city skyline in the distance

FSD

Jason Oppenheim Buys Staff 10 Teslas on an FSD Stat Tesla Never Made

The Selling Sunset broker ditched his Bentley and is buying 10 employees Teslas with FSD. One of his safety numbers is Tesla's own. The other two are not.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Demo Slips to October 15 as a Flood Watch Hits Waco

Tesla moved its outdoor Roadster demo from October 1 to October 15, citing severe weather. The forecast backs it up. The nine-year wait is another story.

Damien KestelooSep 30

Roadster

Tesla Sets October 1 Roadster Reveal, 9 Years After $250M Deposits

Tesla put October 1 on the Roadster, nine years after collecting $250 million in Founders Series deposits. At least the fourth date since November.

Haye KestelooSep 14

TELO

Tesla's Founders Bankroll The Anti-Cybertruck, A $41,520 Mini Truck Running Their Original Playbook

Tesla founders Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard are backing TELO's $41,520 MT1 mini truck, a quiet rebuke of the Cybertruck and Musk's robotaxi pivot.

Haye KestelooJul 24

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