Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it.
Nine years after attempting to revive the Roadster, Tesla is reportedly attempting once more. CEO Elon Musk, who may have moved the company's headquarters to Texas, is once again turning to California's entertainment industry to promote his products. Previously, this involved a Hollywood backlot for the remote-controlled Cybercab demonstration, and tonight, it consists of utilizing vintage stunt technology to make a show car perform aerial maneuvers.
The new Roadster, according to reports, will be unlike anything else, although its angular, wedge-shaped design bears a striking resemblance to Giorgetto Giugiaro's original Lotus Esprit, as well as the more recent Lamborghini Gallardo. At the rear of the vehicle are four massive exhaust pipes; these do not suggest Tesla's sudden shift towards hydrocarbons beyond those generated by private aviation.
Instead, they house 100,000 psi jets of compressed nitrogen. At the moment, I am still searching for the section in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Statutes that explains the legalities of using such a feature on the road.
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