Roadster

Tesla has been granted a patent for an electric fan car technology, filed and approved just weeks ahead of a planned Roadster reveal. The system, which resembles fan-based ground-effect downforce similar to Formula 1 designs, is fueling speculation about performance features for the upcoming Roadster and prompting fresh discussion among EV and motorsport watchers.

Questions are being raised about whether Tesla's long-delayed second-generation Roadster will feature the SpaceX cold-gas rocket package that Elon Musk has previously teased, which would theoretically enable short bursts of thrust and dramatically quicker acceleration. With the car still not delivered years after its debut, speculation about its final specifications continues to circulate among automotive and space enthusiasts.

Tesla has patented an 'Electric Fan Car' design featuring four ducted fans, according to Electrek. The patent surfaces ahead of the expected reveal of the next-generation Roadster, which Elon Musk has long claimed could use fan-based technology to boost acceleration and downforce. Enthusiasts see the filing as a hint that the long-delayed supercar's radical features may be real.