While Tesla is busying itself with mainstream electric cars like the new model 3 and upcoming model Y, the firm has already confirmed it will build a second-generation Tesla Roadster electric sports car, and CEO Elon Musk has been tweeting about it again.
The latest impromptu Twitter update from the Tesla boss concerns performance targets for the new model, expected in 2019.
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Asked if the next generation Roadster would be capable of 0-62mph in less than two seconds, Musk said it would certainly be an “interesting target” for his team of engineers, but would only count if the car was capable of achieving a sub-two second 0-62mph dash straight off the production line and with street legal tyres fitted.
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Tesla is gearing up for a busy end to 2017 with the release of the new model 3 – not only the firm’s first small saloon car but also its first ‘affordable’, mass production venture. Some 400,000 pre-orders have been taken, and the firm is on track for first deliveries by the end of the year.
The electric car company is unlike many other carmakers in that it is fairly open about its product roadmap. Tesla CEO Elon Musk frequently shares news of future cars and updates via social media, so we already have a good picture as to just what will follow up the model 3 in the coming years.