'Sci-fi stunts to deflect from the fact that its EV business is stagnating': Tesla’s 'flying' Roadster might be radical, but in all the wrong ways to move electric vehicles forwards

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After almost a decade of teasing, flip-flopping on design, and generally testing the patience of every single customer that originally placed a deposit, Tesla has taken the wraps off its completely radical and utterly bonkers Roadster.

What started as a reimagining of the car that arguably kicked it all off for Tesla — complete with curvaceous looks, epic real-world performance, and a 600-odd-mile range — has transformed into an angular, space-age speed machine that’s capable of around…