— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2018 Previously announced specifications for the new $250,000 Tesla Roadster already edge on insanity, topping the impressively speedy original. The first Tesla, the Lotus Elise body-based 2005 Roadster, sped from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and could travel more than 200 miles on a charge. The new Roadster, announced as a surprise in November 2017 at the Tesla Semi introduction, will have a 200kWh battery pack. According to Musk, that much electric power will enable the removable-topped ride to rip through 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, 0 to 100 mph in 4.2 seconds, and a quarter mile in 8.9 seconds. Tesla claims the range-per-charge will hit 620 miles. According to Musk in November, “These numbers sound nutty, but they’re real.” He went to say, “The point of all this is just to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.” On Saturday, Musk apparently felt it was time to reinforce the Roadster’s image as an incredibly-capable performance car. Alternately, he might have been using Twitter to distract attention from recent reports that almost one-quarter of Tesla Model 3 deposits have been returned. Previous