Remember the new Tesla Roadster? We wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t. It was first shown eight years ago to considerable pomp and circumstance. But in defense of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world was a very different place back then. Every now and then he’d promise the production car was coming, but spiraling costs, supply problems, political upheaval, and a pandemic have taken a toll on what will likely be a very niche, very expensive, low-volume (and low-profit) car.
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