Image: Tesla, Inc.Battery
4680 cells, an 800 V pack, and a capacity Tesla has not published.
Technology
The powertrain, pack, fans, and cold-gas system described for the 2026 Roadster.
Scope
Interview coverage separates a Tesla-developed car, including the suction system, from thrust and flight packages co-developed with SpaceX.
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Image: Tesla, Inc.Powertrain
Two rear motors, no differential, and the power figures that do not agree.
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A 500 kW peak claim, and four charge-time wordings that do not match.
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Four fans and drop-down skirts that are described as holding the car at low speed.
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Cold-gas nitrogen nozzles, tank sizes, and the Rocket layout that is not road-approved.
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Wishbones, a multi-link rear, adaptive dampers, and Track Mode.
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Carbon-ceramic brakes with per-wheel application, and a wing used as an airbrake.
Image: Tesla, Inc.By-wire controls
Steering, braking, and throttle described as by-wire, with a yoke.
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A next-generation heat pump on a shared coolant loop.
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A track screen and boost, and a limited automation claim tied to the windscreen.
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Which parts coverage assigns to SpaceX, and which parts it assigns to Tesla.
Image: Tesla, Inc.Tesla shows a 1 MW drive unit
An engineer described the Roadster drive as over 1 MW, with other reports using different figures.
Image: Tesla, Inc.10 cold-gas thrusters on the Rocket
Rocket adds six thrusters to the four rear nozzles, and the gas described is nitrogen.