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UPDATED Oct 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Oct 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Musk shows Tesla Roadster prototype with thrusters
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Elon Musk showed off a Tesla Roadster prototype Thursday that can briefly launch into the air using rocket-inspired thrusters. The Verge described a demonstration in which a car drove vertically up a ramp, flipped in midair over a lineup of Teslas and landed using cold-gas thrusters.
WHO: Elon Musk
WHAT: Elon Musk showed off a Tesla Roadster prototype with thrusters that can briefly launch it into the air.
WHEN: Oct 15, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The reason for showing off the prototype was not reported.
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