{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Roadster News","home_page_url":"https://roadster.news/","feed_url":"https://roadster.news/feed.json","description":"Independent notes on the second-generation Tesla Roadster. 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of published facts that later changed. None have been recorded yet.","date_published":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Corrections","Roadster"],"topic":"Corrections","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/contact/","url":"https://roadster.news/contact/","title":"Contact","summary":"How to send a correction or ask for a Tesla image to be removed.","date_published":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Contact","Roadster"],"topic":"Contact","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/privacy/","url":"https://roadster.news/privacy/","title":"Privacy","summary":"What this site does with cookies and analytics.","date_published":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Privacy","Roadster"],"topic":"Privacy","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/2017-to-2026-spec-changes/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/2017-to-2026-spec-changes/","title":"What changed since 2017","summary":"Range, seats, and drive layout moved; the acceleration claims went the other way.","date_published":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["News","Specs","Roadster"],"topic":"Specs","image":"https://roadster.news/gallery/reveal-2017.webp","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/what-tesla-has-not-said/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/what-tesla-has-not-said/","title":"What Tesla has not disclosed","summary":"Price, battery capacity, and a single charge curve are still absent from Tesla's record.","date_published":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["News","Disclosure","Roadster"],"topic":"Specs","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/rocket-not-road-approved/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/rocket-not-road-approved/","title":"Rocket trim is invite only and not road-approved","summary":"Tesla lists the single-seat Rocket trim as invite only and says it is not approved for public roads.","date_published":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Rocket","Safety","Trims"],"topic":"Specs","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/reservations-us-canada-china/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/reservations-us-canada-china/","title":"Reservations open in the US, Canada and China","summary":"Reporting names three markets where Roadster deposits can be taken.","date_published":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Reservations","Deposits","Markets"],"topic":"Reservations","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/one-megawatt-drive/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/one-megawatt-drive/","title":"Tesla shows a 1 MW drive unit","summary":"An engineer described the Roadster drive as over 1 MW, with other reports using different figures.","date_published":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Powertrain","Performance","Battery"],"topic":"Technology","image":"https://roadster.news/gallery/rear-studio.webp","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/ten-cold-gas-thrusters/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/brief/ten-cold-gas-thrusters/","title":"10 cold-gas thrusters on the Rocket","summary":"Rocket adds six thrusters to the four rear nozzles, and the gas described is nitrogen.","date_published":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["Thrusters","Rocket","SpaceX"],"topic":"Technology","image":"https://roadster.news/gallery/event-thrusters-rear.webp","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]},{"id":"https://roadster.news/news/unveil-15-october-2026/","url":"https://roadster.news/news/unveil-15-october-2026/","title":"Roadster shown at McGregor","summary":"Tesla unveiled the second-generation Roadster on 15 October 2026 and reopened reservations.","date_published":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z","tags":["News","Unveil","Roadster"],"topic":"History","image":"https://roadster.news/gallery/stage-side.webp","authors":[{"name":"RDSTR Desk"}]}]}