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Tesla Flips The Roadster Upside Down In Crazy Flying Demo

Tesla Flips The Roadster Upside Down In Crazy Flying Demo

At a SpaceX test site in Texas, the Tesla Roadster used suction and cold-gas thrusters for a tethered flip that still leaves major claims unproven.

Tesla has released footage of its Roadster performing an unusual stunt at a SpaceX test facility in Texas, where the car flipped itself while attached to a tether. The demonstration relied on a suction system and cold-gas thrusters rather than the car's wheels alone, and it was carried out in a controlled setting rather than on a road. The clip has generated plenty of attention, but it leaves Tesla's larger claims about the car unproven.

The Roadster was first presented as Tesla's flagship electric performance car and has spent a long time

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Written by the Beseyat editorial team. For full details, see the original report at Motor1.

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