'Once In A While, It's Worth Making Cool Stuff For Its Own Sake:' Tesla CEO Elon Musk On Upcoming Roadster
'Once In A While, It's Worth Making Cool Stuff For Its Own Sake:' Tesla CEO Elon Musk On Upcoming Roadster
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that the company is making its upcoming Roadster vehicle because it is "cool" and hinted that it might not benefit the company shareholders or its financials.
特斯拉公司（纳斯达克：TSLA）首席执行官埃隆·马斯克周五表示，该公司正在制造即将推出的Roadster车型，是因为它很“酷”，并暗示它可能不会给公司股东或财务带来好处。
What Happened: "Yeah, once in a while, it's worth making cool stuff for its own sake," Musk wrote on X.
发生了什么：马斯克在X上写道：“是的，偶尔为了制作酷东西本身是值得的。”
The CEO was responding to an X user and Tesla shareholder who said they do not care if the Roadster is practical or will make enough profit to move the stock.
首席执行官回应了一位X用户和特斯拉股东的话，他说他们不在乎Roadster是否实用，或者是否能够为公司创造足够的利润来推动股票的增长。
Yeah, once in a while, it's worth making cool stuff for its own sake
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 9, 2024
是的，偶尔为了制作酷东西本身是值得的
— 埃隆·马斯克（@elonmusk）August 9, 2024
Musk has previously warned that the upcoming Roadster will not move Tesla's financials in a big way.
马斯克此前曾警告，即将推出的Roadster不会对特斯拉的财务状况产生重大影响。
"Financially, it's sort of a small potato situation. It's not going to move the needle in a major way financially. It's not even the icing on the cake but the cherry on the icing on the cake," Musk said about the Roadster in an interview with Ford CEO Jim Farley in May 2023.
马斯克在2023年5月接受福特CEO吉姆·法利的采访中谈到Roadster时说：“从财务上来看，这只是小菜一碟，不会在财务上有重大影响。这甚至不是装饰蛋糕上的樱桃，而是装饰糖霜层上的樱桃。”
Why It Matters: Tesla intends to start production of the new Roadster in 2025. The sports car will be a tribute to Tesla's first EV – the limited-production original Roadster produced by the company between 2008 and 2012.
为了纪念特斯拉第一款电动车——公司在2008年至2012年期间生产的限量版Roadster，特斯拉打算在2025年开始生产新的Roadster，这是一款跑车。
While most of the engineering is complete, there are some more updates the company intends to make on the vehicle, Musk said during the company's second-quarter earnings call last week.
马斯克在公司第二季度业绩会上表示，虽然大部分工程已经完成，但公司还打算对车辆进行一些更新。
In February, Musk said that the upcoming Tesla Roadster can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 1 second, lower than the company's initial estimate of 1.9 seconds. The vehicle relies on a collaboration between Musk's two companies- Tesla and rocket manufacturer SpaceX- to provide the incredible performance, he added.
马斯克在今年2月表示，即将推出的特斯拉Roadster可以在不到1秒的时间内从零加速到60英里，低于该公司最初的估计值1.9秒。他补充说，这款车依靠马斯克的两家公司——特斯拉和火箭制造商SpaceX的合作来提供惊人的性能。
The new generation Roadster prototype was showcased at the end of the event dedicated to unveiling the Tesla Semi on November 16, 2017. Tesla then said the vehicle would be available starting in 2020 and priced around $200,000.
新一代Roadster原型车于2017年11月16日专门为揭幕特斯拉Semi而举行的活动结束时展示。特斯拉随后表示，这款车将从2020年开始提供，并定价约为20万美元。
However, the production timeline for the vehicle has been pushed several times since.
然而，该车的生产时间表已经推迟了多次。
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