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| Elon Musk says he wants new Tesla Roadsters to fly ‘without, you know, killing people’ | Elon Musk says he wants new Tesla Roadsters to fly ‘without, you know, killing people’ |
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| SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk says he is considering the possibility of making the forthcoming Tesla Roadster capable of flight using SpaceX technology. | SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk says he is considering the possibility of making the forthcoming Tesla Roadster capable of flight using SpaceX technology. |
| According to Musk, a rocket thruster package could significantly increase the already ludicrous speed of the second-generation Roadster, and could be also used to make the vehicle fly. | According to Musk, a rocket thruster package could significantly increase the already ludicrous speed of the second-generation Roadster, and could be also used to make the vehicle fly. |
| “We’re going to throw some rocket technology in that car,” he said in his latest interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. | “We’re going to throw some rocket technology in that car,” he said in his latest interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. |
| “I want it to hover, and I was trying to figure out how to make this thing hover without, you know, killing people,” the Tesla CEO said. | “I want it to hover, and I was trying to figure out how to make this thing hover without, you know, killing people,” the Tesla CEO said. |
| He said that the company would finish engineering the Roadster in the current year with a view to beginning shipping in 2022. | He said that the company would finish engineering the Roadster in the current year with a view to beginning shipping in 2022. |
| “I thought maybe we could make it hover but not too high. Maybe it can hover, like, a meter above the ground, or something like that. If you plummet, it’ll blow out the suspension, but you’re not going to die,” Musk said of its possible flight capability. | “I thought maybe we could make it hover but not too high. Maybe it can hover, like, a meter above the ground, or something like that. If you plummet, it’ll blow out the suspension, but you’re not going to die,” Musk said of its possible flight capability. |
| Tesla, a pioneer in the mass production of electric vehicles, announced plans for the next-generation Roadster as long ago as 2017. Back then, the manufacturer touted a wide range of impressive specifications, such as 0-60mph in just 1.9 seconds, as well as a battery range of 620 miles, which is notably impressive for a car of its kind. | Tesla, a pioneer in the mass production of electric vehicles, announced plans for the next-generation Roadster as long ago as 2017. Back then, the manufacturer touted a wide range of impressive specifications, such as 0-60mph in just 1.9 seconds, as well as a battery range of 620 miles, which is notably impressive for a car of its kind. |
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