Tag: Roadster
Tesla
Tesla’s Roadster Cheat Sheet: Gold Glass for Thrust, 10 Thrusters for Rocket, and Don’t Call Them ‘Butterfly Doors’
A Tesla media document posted on X lays out what each Roadster trim gets: carbon-ceramic brakes and dihedral doors on Performance, gold glass and four thrusters on Thrust, two COPVs, 10 thrusters and Ano White paint on Rocket. Tesla.com now opens with the car, too.
Tesla
The New Tesla Roadster Is Sitting in a Museum Lobby This Weekend, and Its Screen Has a Thruster Gauge
The Tesla Roadster from the McGregor reveal is on free display in the Petersen Automotive Museum lobby in Los Angeles from Oct. 24 to 27. Tesla also posted a video of the Roadster's fighter-jet-style interface, complete with Track Mode and a "Thruster · 5,500 PSI" gauge.
Japan
Tesla Roadster Reservations Are Live in Japan: ¥6.82 Million, Left-Hand Drive, No Flying Allowed
Tesla Japan is taking Roadster reservations: Performance trim only, left-hand drive, ¥680,000 up front plus ¥6.14 million within 10 days. Here's the fine print.
Tesla
Musk Says the Tesla Roadster Will Do Its Own Stunts, and Texas Gets a Hot Wheels-Style Loop
Elon Musk says owners can ask the Roadster to perform its tricks autonomously and promises a looping track in Texas, while Franz von Holzhausen confirms only a limited FSD.
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Ship 42 Aces Its Static Fires: Starship Flight 15 Is Cleared on the Stand as Florida Goes Quiet for Starship
SpaceX says Ship 42 finished a full six-engine static fire and a single-engine deorbit-burn test, so both Flight 15 stages are done on the stand ahead of a two-stage catch attempt. Florida, meanwhile, pauses Falcon 9 for six weeks to get Pad 39A ready for Starship.
Tesla
Tesla Is ‘Officially Coming’ to Vietnam, and Its First Five Job Ads Include One Very Busy Charging Hire
Tesla's Asia Pacific recruiter says the company is "officially coming to Vietnam" and has posted five local jobs: sales, service, HR, purchasing and a charging developer expected to juggle 20-plus sites. No launch date, models or prices yet.
Stock Watch
Stock Watch: Enphase Craters 16%, Tesla Slips Off $407, Tokyo Chips Keep Climbing
Enphase plunged 16.03% after its miss and soft guide hit the regular session, Tesla gave back 0.80% to $404.22, and Renesas led Tokyo with a 7.47% jump as the Nikkei added 686 points.
EV Industry
China’s NEV Retail Sales Fall 13% in Oct. 1-25 as Factories Keep Shipping
CPCA data shows China's NEV retail sales at 753,000 for Oct. 1-25, down 13% year over year, while wholesale rose 3% to 1.008 million. Overall car retail fell 26%, keeping the NEV share at 65.7%, and inventory pressure is building.
Energy
Xpeng’s Iron Humanoid Gets Its Solid-State Batteries Before It Gets a Production Start
Xpeng VP Gu Jie says solid-state batteries designed for the Iron humanoid robot have entered small-batch production, while Iron itself is still pre-SOP. Mass production is targeted for the end of 2026, with Xpeng stores first in 2027.