
Tesla Wants Another $50,000 Roadster Deposit — Nine Years After the First One
Tesla wants $5,000 by card and a $45,000 wire within 10 days, all before it shows the production Roadster on October 1. The 2017 depositors are still waiting.

Tesla wants $5,000 by card and a $45,000 wire within 10 days, all before it shows the production Roadster on October 1. The 2017 depositors are still waiting.

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Tesla has a reveal date, a countdown clock, and a $50,000 deposit page — but no price, no production date, and a spec sheet from 2017 it has never repeated for a real car.

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