Musk unveils world's fastest production car

Using the launch of the new electric semi-truck, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the new Tesla Roadster, the world’s fastest production car. Musk told the crowd at the company’s design studio, “I won’t say what the actual speed is, but it’s above 250 mph.” “The point of this is to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.” While no specific details have been formally released, Musk showed off a prototype of the pricey new vehicle, a convertible which he said will go from zero to 100 kmh in 1.9 seconds and from zero to 160 kmh in 4.2 seconds, as well as covering 400 metres in 8.9 seconds. “These are all world records,” Musk said. The battery pack will allow the three-motor, four-seat car to travel 1000 kilometres on one charge, enough to drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles and back, Musk said. Making this the first ever production electric car to cover 1000 kilometres on a single charge. According to Musk, the Roadster will be available in 2020 and the car will cost around US$200,000.