Long walk downhill: five lower closes in a row put Nasdaq TSLA at $354.72, −7.3% vs last Friday's $382.70. Hot CPI, Robotaxi crash data, then a Roadster pop that faded fast. Q3 Oct 21.
Future fun Roadster demos will include flying over the Snake River or maybe Grand Canyon and landing on its wheels and exceeding half the speed of sound
Source: Politico - FAA: Musk's flying car not our responsibility
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Source: CBS News - We asked the DOT who would oversee a flying car
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Tesla's Roadster can hop a Semi. The FAA's take: it "does not meet the FAA's definition of an aircraft." NHTSA says it'll keep watching, and Tesla says the flying Rocket isn't road-approved. $TSLA
The Roadster stunt car has real numbers now. Tesla's engineers told Top Gear: four versions, about 1 MW above base, 310-320 mi range, 500 kW charging, under 1,700 kg. Texas, 2028. Still no price. $TSLA
Roadster pop faded: Nasdaq TSLA closed $354.72 (-2.13%) after gapping to $370.58 then sliding to $349.33. 5th straight lower close (−7.3% vs Fri Oct 9). Nasdaq −2.2%. Production eyed 2028; Q3 Oct 21.
Source: Tesla on X - Roadster configurations thread
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Source: Reuters via https://t.co/icHzAtaogg - Roadster won't land until 2028
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Configurations
– Performance: road ready, seats 2
Active aerodynamics & multi-mode suction system for next-level performance on & off the track
– Thrust: race ready, seats 2
Multi-mode suction system paired w/ rear-mounted cold-gas thrusters that enable 0–60 in <1 second
– Rocket: air ready, seats 1
Multi-mode suction system plus perimeter-mounted cold-gas thrusters supporting forward & upward acceleration plus lateral rotational movement. So...yes, it can fly
Range >300 miles
Top speed up to >230mph (Rocket)
0-60
Performance (<1.6)
Thrust (<0.9)
Rocket (<0.59)
Reserve now –
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Nine years later, the Roadster showed up and did a backflip. Tesla says 0-60 under 1.6s on the road trim, under 0.59s on the invite-only Rocket, and it clocked 0.81s on a demo run. Production 2028, no price yet. $TSLA