We can't really tell what's worse: Elon Musk claiming that the new Tesla Roadster will "hover" with rocket technology, or the lemmings at electrek taking him on his word and publishing that as a lede, as if it's actually going to happen.

The Roadster, which does have some impressive specs in being able to go from 0 to 60 in less than 2 seconds and a claimed range of over 600 miles, is called the "quickest car in the world, with record-setting acceleration, range and performance" on Tesla's website. (Keep in mind that Edmunds found just last week that precisely zero of Tesla's vehicles that it tested met their EPA range estimates.)

Electrek takes the time in their new article to gush over Tesla's Model S Plaid and Plaid+ Tesla and point out the absolutely idiotic promise Musk once made to offer a "SpaceX package" that would include cold air thrusters. Scientist Phil "Thunderf00t" Mason had previously debunked this idea as "really, really stupid" in an article we published back in February 2019.