Some new energy vehicle orders, a few thousand to grab a top place, the later transfer can also make a small profit, but this "scalper" business, in front of some models will encounter thresholds, such as Tesla Roadster.
A few days ago, Tesla's official website showed that the new generation of sports car Roadster has opened for booking again.
Although the Limited Edition of 1,000 Units of Foundations Series that needs to be fully booked seems to have been closed, the Base version is still receiving orders, and the deposit is still 50,000 US dollars, which is more than 300,000 yuan...
Five years ago, on November 16, 2017, Tesla unveiled a new generation of the Roadster supercar, commonly referred to as the Roadster 2.0 version, at the end of the electric truck Semi conference, starting at $200,000.
The Roadster was actually Tesla's first product, and in 2008, Tesla used a lithium battery in the Lotus Elise body chassis to create the first-generation Roadster mass-produced electric sports car with a range of 200 miles (320 kilometers).
Although the original Roadster was discontinued in 2011, this car is the only product in the history of human cars that is free from the gravitational pull of the earth and has unlimited "driving" miles.
If you still have an impression of the picture above. You should remember that in 2018, Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket sent it into space.
The passenger on the Tesla Roadster is a dummy dressed in a prototype SpaceX spacesuit, which Musk calls Starman.
According to the predictions of some astronomy enthusiasts, the Tesla Roadster has already traveled billions of kilometers two years ago, and after completing the first round of flight around the sun, it has approached Musk's hometown of Mars for the first time.
According to the forecast, if the journey goes well, there are probably two possibilities for the future trajectory of the Space Supercar Tesla Roadster.
First, after flying through the orbit of Mars, enter the circumnavigational orbit again to continue to fly, the mileage and time are not limited, in short, it will fly forever on the orbit and live forever;
Another theory is that the space supercar Tesla Roadster will fly into deep space like a deep space probe under the influence of gravity after several flights around the sun.
If it is the former, Musk, who will colonize Mars in the future, may also be able to send a spaceship to pick him up, and if it is the latter, he may have a chance to meet the Trisolaran Fleet.
In short, whether this is a "crazy show" of Musk or a romance unique to Martians, as a ground vehicle, the Tesla Roadster will be the most special existence in the history of automobiles.
Back to the point, we're back on Earth. The original Tesla Roadster has traveled through space, so what is the situation with the second generation Tesla Roadster now?
Five years ago, when the Tesla Roadster 2.0 (Referred to as Tesla Roadster) was released, the performance was also out of the blue.
The basic Tesla Roadste Zero Hundred acceleration is 1.9 seconds, and with the optional SpaceX Rocket Thruster Kit, the Roadster Zero Hundred can accelerate to 1.1 seconds! Top speed 250 mph!
The key is that with such a strong power performance, Tesla Roadste has an endurance of 1000km (EPA standard).
At that time, Tesla Model 3 had just been delivered in small batches, and the cruising range of most pure electric vehicles was 500km or even 400km, 300km, and the pure electric with a 1000km endurance was simply the second generation of technology for that time.
Of course, even today, the 1,000km range of pure electric vehicles has nothing but the GAC Aion LX Plus, which has been announced for mass production.
In addition, in terms of performance, the best acceleration ability of pure electric vehicles at that time was still maintained in the 3-second club, and some unproduced pure electric supercars could be done within 3 seconds, such as Weilai EP9002.7 seconds, but the top crown of automobile performance was still controlled by traditional fuel giants.
The Tesla Roadste, which has the blessing of spaceX rocket thruster kits, overshadows all other players in the parameters for the first time, which can be described as pushing electric vehicles into a new world.
Considering that the Tesla Roadste is still a hard-top roadster, with an acceleration of zero hundred and 1.1 seconds, if you accelerate at full speed, people sitting on it are estimated to be like this.
In order to achieve this extreme performance, the entire Tesla Roadste also uses a large number of carbon fibers and magnesium aluminum alloy materials to reduce the weight of the car, and because it is a pure electric identity, the entire Tesla Roadste front face is almost completely enclosed, which not only means that it has a lower drag coefficient, but also that fuel performance vehicles cannot do.
In terms of specific power, Tesla Roadste is equipped with two or three motors before and after, but the specific power is still unknown, and there is currently only one gimmick with a torque of 10,000 NM on the wheel.
However, the optional SpaceX rocket thruster kit is too buggy, the "SpaceX" kit selected for tesla Roadster will have 10 propellant gas tanks, the specific placement is to remove the rear seats, and then placed in the rear of the vehicle, Tesla Roadster's battery pack will provide power for the air pump of the gas tank, and output ultra-high pressure air through the air-conditioned thruster system to achieve the purpose of propulsion.
Musk also tweeted that the vehicle can remain in suspension when Tesla Roadste's SpaceX thrusters start!
This is no longer a sports car, like a land flying machine... This acceleration is like some exaggerated American straight-line acceleration race.
In addition, I think one of the reasons why Tesla Roadste has not been able to produce energy so far is probably that it has not found the right tires for this car, and the matching braking system...
Finally, speaking of mass production, in 2017, Musk said that Tesla Roadste will be mass-produced in 2020, and this year in the Texas factory a few days ago, Musk said that it will be mass-produced through the Texas factory in 2023, and the Tesla Cyberruck pickup truck is also mass-produced, anyway, these two cars are also delayed for a long time.
In addition, in terms of endurance, Tesla was still using 21700 batteries when Roadste was released in 2017, and now Tesla has entered the era of 4680 batteries with higher energy density, and the 1000km endurance after Roadste mass production may be really achievable.
In short, I hope to see the Tesla Roadste that is really mass-produced next year, and look forward to whether the performance of this car is still strong at that time.
Finally, a little Easter egg.
If you booked Tesla Roadste for $50,000 in 2017, you won't receive the goods today.
But at that time, a $50,000 deposit was invested in Tesla stock, and today's earnings are almost enough to buy a brand new Tesla Roadste~