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Spacex · Roadster

Tesla's Fan-Free Roadster Can't Beat 2.1 Seconds to 60, Engineer Finds

Engineering Explained ran the numbers on the Tesla Roadster's wall ride, kickflip and 0.81-second launch and called all three legit. One claim failed.

Haye KestelooOct 235 min read

Two gold Tesla Cybercabs with Texas plates driving down a tree-lined Austin street as people film them from the sidewalk

Earnings

Tesla Cuts 2026 Capex to $20B as SpaceX Spends $19.6B in One Quarter

Tesla cut its 2026 capex forecast to about $20 billion and posted $1.53 billion of free cash flow, a day after Musk said SpaceX merger committees had formed.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Rear view of a gold Tesla Cybercab with both doors raised and its red taillight bar lit against a black background

Shareholders

Tesla Now Lets Shareholders Auto-Vote With the Board, Mergers Included

Tesla's new retail voting program casts enrolled shares with the board at future meetings unless holders vote. One of its two options covers mergers.

Haye KestelooOct 19

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Shareholders

Tesla Sets December 3 Shareholder Vote, and SpaceX Isn't on the Ballot

Tesla's 2026 annual meeting is December 3. Investors vote on Musk, Denholm and Straubel, 2025 pay and PwC, with no SpaceX merger proposal.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Roadster

Musk Farts at LeCun's Roadster Math. Tesla Already Said 5 Seconds

Yann LeCun put the Roadster's air thrust at about five seconds and called it impractical. Musk replied with a fart joke. Tesla's own figure agrees.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Everything We Know: 0.55 Seconds, 1 MW, Still No Price

Everything we know about the Tesla Roadster: 1 MW rear drive, 500 kW charging, fans, thrusters, the cabin, conflicting specs and still no price.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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

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