<div id="readability-page-1"><figure><img width="1600" height="973" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/07/Tesla-Roadster-hovering.png/query-dz0xNjAw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/07/Tesla-Roadster-hovering.png/query-dz0xNjAw"/></figure><p>Tesla has pushed the planned public demo of its next-generation Roadster to August or later, according to a report from The Information citing four people with knowledge of the program. It marks yet another delay for the vehicle first unveiled as a prototype nearly nine years ago.</p><p>The demo, expected to take place in Texas, is meant to showcase the SpaceX cold gas thruster system that Tesla claims will allow the Roadster to achieve extreme acceleration and even lift off the ground.</p><span id="more-470442"></span><h2 id="h-the-latest-in-a-never-ending-string-of-delays">The latest in a never-ending string of delays</h2><p>As we’ve been tracking exhaustively over the past nine years, the Roadster timeline has become a case study in broken promises. CEO Elon Musk said in October 2025 that the company aimed to unveil the new Roadster on April 1, 2026. That date came and went. He then said on X that the event had been pushed to late May or early June. Now, according to The Information’s sources, it’s August or later.</p><p>This is the Roadster’s first vehicle event since the Cybercab unveiling in October 2024 — nearly two years ago — and Tesla still can’t nail down a date.</p></div>

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<p>Tesla has delayed the public demonstration of its next-generation Roadster to August or later, citing ongoing work on SpaceX cold gas thrusters. This marks another postponement for the vehicle, first unveiled as a prototype nearly nine years ago. The demo, originally planned for Texas, aims to showcase extreme acceleration and potential lift-off capabilities.</p>

- Tesla has delayed the public demo of its next-generation Roadster to August or later, as reported by The Information.  
- This event is intended to showcase the SpaceX cold gas thruster system, which Tesla claims will enable extreme acceleration and ground lift-off.  
- The Roadster has faced a series of delays since its prototype debut nine years ago, with CEO Elon Musk previously setting and missing multiple unveiling dates.

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Tesla pushes Roadster demo to August as SpaceX thruster work continues