Now the CEO confirmed that the production of Tesla’s new Roadster won’t start until next year: Musk wrote on Twitter today: Finishing engineering [of the new Tesla Roadster] this year, production starts next year. Aiming to have release candidate design drivable late summer. Tri-motor drive system and advanced battery work were important precursors. That’s about two years later than the original timeline, though with a release candidate on the road this summer, it could mean that the new Roadster could be coming early in 2022. Model S Plaid is pushing performance higher With Tesla now launching the Model Plaid with already insane capacity like 0-60 mph in less than 2 seconds and a quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds, Tesla is going to have to push the Roadster to higher performance. Tesla has already been teasing insane new capacity with something called the “SpaceX package,” which consists of a bunch of cold air thrusters around the car, and is expected to result in even better performance. When discussing how Model S Plaid’s new performance specs play into the new Roadster, Musk said that the Roadster is “part rocket,” likely referring to the SpaceX package. Add Electrek to your Google News feed.