特斯拉第二次 Roadster 发布会因雨取消。周一，这家汽车制造商表示，由于恶劣天气，公司作出了“艰难的决定”，推迟原定于周四举行的户外发布活动。
Tesla's second Roadster reveal is getting rained out. The automaker said Monday it had made the "difficult decision" to postpone Thursday's outdoor unveiling because of severe weather conditions.
据传，特斯拉将在得克萨斯州沃科附近举办这场活动；据天气频道报道，当地周四预计将出现雷暴，降雨概率达 90%。活动现已改至 10 月 15 日举行。
Tesla is rumored to be hosting the event near Waco, Texas — which is expecting thunderstorms and a 90% chance of rain on Thursday, according to The Weather Channel. The event is now scheduled for October 15.
Roadster 活动进展：我们一直与当地气象专家密切跟踪天气情况，但鉴于预计天气条件恶劣，且此次活动只能在户外举行，我们作出了重新安排活动的艰难决定。新日期为 10 月 15 日。
Roadster event updateWe've been tracking the weather closely with local meteorologists, but given the severe conditions predicted & because this event can only be held outdoors, we've made the difficult decision to reschedule. New date is October 15.
更多细节将于稍后公布……初代 Roadster 是特斯拉的第一款车，是一款基于经过大幅改装的 Lotus Elise 底盘打造的纯电动跑车。特斯拉于 2012 年停止了这款车的销售。
Additional details to… The original Roadster was Tesla's first car: a battery-powered sports car built on a heavily modified Lotus Elise skeleton. Tesla stopped selling it in 2012.
马斯克在 2017 年展示了继任车型的原型，并表示该车将于 2020 年投产。
Musk unveiled a prototype of its successor in 2017 and said it would enter production in 2020.
这家汽车制造商承诺打造一款纯电动跑车，其 0—60 英里/小时加速时间仅需 1.9 秒，最高时速约 250 英里，续航里程超过 600 英里。
The automaker promised an electric sports car that sprinted to 60 MPH in just 1.9 seconds, a top speed of around 250 MPH, and more than 600 miles in range.
特斯拉开始接受预订，订金从 5 万美元至 25 万美元不等，但公司多次未能实现这款车的既定目标。
Tesla began accepting reservations requiring deposits of $50,000 to $250,000, but the company has repeatedly missed its targets for the car.
马斯克在 2024 年的一次财报电话会议上感谢了那些“长期受苦”的订金持有人。
Musk thanked its "long-suffering" deposit holders on a 2024 earnings call.
延期的主要原因之一，是特斯拉将重点从传统汽车销售转向更加专注于自动驾驶和人工智能。
Much of the delay has been tied to Tesla's shift in focus, away from traditional car sales and toward more concentration on autonomy and AI.
马斯克还暗示，特斯拉可能与 SpaceX 合作，为 Roadster 配备冷气推进器——用他的话说，就是一些“很有火箭范儿的东西”，能够让汽车短暂升空。
Musk has also teased a SpaceX collaboration that could give the Roadster cold-gas thrusters — "rocket-y stuff," as he put it — that could briefly lift the car into the air.