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Tesla Roadster Interior Has a Fixed Seat and a Thruster Pressure Gauge

Tesla fixed the new Roadster's seat in one position to save weight. Sawyer Merritt's videos show a screen with wing settings and thruster psi.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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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

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

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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

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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

Polestar

Polestar Exits US Market As Connected Vehicle Rule Punishes Geely Ownership Over Factory Address

Polestar will stop selling new cars in the United States starting with the 2027 model year after the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security declined to grant it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule. The Swedish brand announced the decision on Thursday, June 25. It is the first automaker pushed out of the American…

Haye KestelooJun 25

BYD

Kosmera, A Dreame Vacuum Spinoff, Targets 3,156 HP to Outgun BYD’s Yangwang U9

A Chinese vacuum-cleaner company now wants to build the most powerful electric car on the planet. Kosmera, the high-performance brand spun off from smart-home giant Dreame, has detailed a quad-motor powertrain targeting 2,320 kW, or 3,156 horsepower, for its upcoming Star Matrix and Star Razer grand tourers. The figure would put a first-year automaker above…

Naomi KestelooJun 15

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