Tesla's Roadster event: when to watch it in Australia
Tesla's next-generation Roadster event streams live on Friday 16 October. In Adelaide that's 11:25am. Here are the times for Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
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Tesla's next-generation Roadster event streams live on Friday 16 October. In Adelaide that's 11:25am. Here are the times for Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
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