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The Roadster was in use by Musk for years. They didn't build it for the occasion

• icc97 9y ago
  That was the new Tesla that just was announced. I assume he hasn't been driving it for years.
  • gervase 9y ago
    You're mistaken; it's one of the original-style Tesla roadsters, not the newly announced model. You can see an image of the payload here [0], and of the new model here [1]. [0]: http://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/ph3_660_400/public/2018/02/05/1092581-1415032560.png?itok=Z0xntOtE http://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/ph3_660_4... [1]: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/171117032715-tesla-roadster-780x439.png http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/171117032715-tesla...
    • fmihaila 9y ago
      Your first link is inaccessible.
    • icc97 9y ago
      Ah fair enough, the colour confused me.
  • fmihaila 9y ago
    No, it wasn't. It's the old model. https://www.instagram.com/p/BezcvpzAgYI/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BezcvpzAgYI/
    • icc97 9y ago
      That's the shiniest Tesla I ever saw. Makes more sense.
• Theodores 9y ago
  That roadster was not cheap. This is no scrappage scheme going on here. The first roadster cost many tens of millions of pounds, maybe hundreds. Subsequent units were cheaper as they just used the tooling from the first ones, including this one. Compared to a satellite this roadster cost a fair bit in R+D, just not for picking up hitchhikers in space though...
  • astronautjones 9y ago
    But it's already served its purpose, would only be sitting in Musk's garage otherwise