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Next-generation Roadster in about five years (by 2019)

Elon Musk promised Next-generation Roadster in about five years (by 2019) by the end of 2019. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“in terms of a next generation roadster that's probably, I don't know, five years away”
— Elon Musk · Jun 3, 2014 · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014), video, ~00:54:03 00:54:03 ↗
Video: Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014), video, ~00:54:03
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:54:03 — TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING (JUNE 3, 2014), VIDEO, ~00:54:03
What actually happened

The next-gen Roadster was unveiled in November 2017 but had not shipped by the end of 2019 (or as of Oct 2026). Wikipedia: Tesla Roadster (second generation) ↗

The Progression

Jun 3, 2014
The promise: “in terms of a next generation roadster that's probably, I don't know, five years away” · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 3, 2014), video, ~00:54:03 00:54:03 ↗
Dec 31, 2019
Deadline passed. The next-gen Roadster was unveiled in November 2017 but had not shipped by the end of 2019 (or as of Oct 2026). Wikipedia: Tesla Roadster (second generation) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,477 days past due. Never happened.

At Tesla's 2014 shareholder meeting Elon Musk said a next-generation Roadster was probably about five years away. It still had not shipped by the end of 2019.

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