Can Tesla’s New Roadster Live Up to Nearly a Decade of Hype?

Tesla's Roadster finally launches nine years late, with pricing undisclosed and specs unverified as the company deprioritizes its core auto business.

• Nine-year delay: Tesla's Roadster was unveiled in 2017 promising 2020 production, but was repeatedly delayed as Tesla prioritized the Cybertruck and weathered COVID disruption.
• Reservation economics: 1,000 Founders Series buyers paid $250,000 as early as 2017—an opportunity cost analyst Chris Katz pegs near $850,000 had it been invested in the S&P 500 instead.

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