While the SpaceX-developed cold gas thrusters and powerful suction system grabbed most headlines around the Tesla Roadster's epic reveal, the supercar also needs solid EV fundamentals to deliver the kind of on-road performance the automaker is after. Tesla has taken care of that with its most advanced high-voltage battery pack yet.
While its ground-effect fans and make it drive upside down and jump over obstacles, it still needs solid fundamentals and as an EV for strong everyday performance. “It’s everything we learned at Tesla for 20+ years making electric vehicles put into one,” Lars Moravy, Tesla’s vice president of engineering told Hagerty’s Henry Catchpole, referring to the Roadster’s battery.
