Tesla demonstrates rocket-engineering thrusters lifting a car off a ramp
XFreeze · x · 2026-10-17
Tesla showed off what it calls bringing rocket engineering to the automotive world: photos from a night event capture a sports car launching off a giant ramp and performing mid-air flips and hops using cold-gas thruster plumes, with a lineup including a Semi on stage. The stunt is a striking demo of aerospace-style propulsion tech on a consumer vehicle.
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