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Tesla Roadster's SpaceX Thrusters Offer Only Five Seconds of Flight with Hours of Recharge Time
Lars Moravy, Tesla's Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, revealed to Top Gear that the new Roadster's SpaceX-developed cold gas thrusters provide just five seconds of continuous thrust. The system requires two to six hours to recharge its high-density nitrogen tanks, a logistical bottleneck Tesla aims to reduce to under 30 minutes by the start of mass production in 2028.
